Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Job Description
A-Line Staffing is now hiring Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in Pittsburgh PA 15206. The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) would be working for a Fortune 500 company and has career growth potential. This would be full time / 40+ hours per week.
If you are interested in this Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) position, please contact MarTzha at 586-960-3872 or mhurtt@alinestaffing.com
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Compensation
- The pay for this position is $40-$45 per hour
- Benefits are available to full-time employees after 90 days of employment
- A 401(k) with a company match is available for full-time employees with 1 year of service on our eligibility dates
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Highlights
- The required availability for this position is 2pm-10:30pm with rotating weekends
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Responsibilities
- This is practical nursing work in the care and treatment of individuals with a mental or physical injury or illness and/or developmental disability or the care of individuals having difficulty meeting their daily living activities at a Commonwealth facility.
- A resource implements nursing care plans by performing a variety of practical nursing and individual/patient/resident/inmate care duties including preparing administering and recording medications and treatments prescribed by the physician and observing and reporting changes in the physical and emotional behavior of individuals/patients/residents/inmates with a mental or physical injury or illness and/or developmental disability or individuals having difficulty meeting their daily living activities.
- Work also includes taking and recording vital signs collecting specimens and preparing and maintaining progress notes and other administrative reports as required.
- Work also involves participation in carrying out the total treatment program to include habilitation and rehabilitation programs as established by the interdisciplinary treatment team and include daily living and leisure time activities.
- Work may also involve charge responsibility for a living or patient care area including responsibility for maintenance of prescribed treatment and therapeutic regimens overseeing unlicensed personnel and requesting professional evaluation treatment or emergency care as needed.
- Work is performed in accordance with established laws rules and regulations and appropriate practical nursing standards and nursing procedures.
- Supervision may be received from a Licensed Practical Nurse Supervisor however by law nursing duties which require licensure are performed under the direction of a Registered Nurse or a Physician who reviews the work in progress through reports and by ward or living area inspections and observations.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Requirements
- High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent
- Must be licensed LPN/LVN and able to practice in PA.
- 1 year experience working as a LPN
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Preferred Qualifications
- Charge nurse or supervisory experience is preferred
- Basic computer knowledge and keyboarding skills
- Ability to problem-solve
- Possess effective interpersonal and communication skills
If you think this Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) position is a good fit for you, please reach out to me - feel free to call, e-mail, or apply now for IMMEDIATE consideration.
MarTzha Hurtt / MHurtt@ALineStaffing.com / (586) 960-3872