Job Description:
This position is specifically designed for Practical Nurses that are currently enrolled in an LPN to RN Educational Bridging Program
Hours: Weekend requirement is based around schooling while enrolled in an RN Bridging Program
Work in one of Gettysburg Hospital’s inpatient units while attending school.
Med/Surg units available
Full Time, Part Time and PRN opportunities available.
Under the supervision of a registered professional nurse, provides nursing care to patients at an advanced level of practice. Takes patient vital signs, assists with procedures/examinations, administers medications, assists patient with activities of daily living (bathing, feeding, etc.) and instructs patients and their families in appropriate care.
Duties and Responsibilities Essential Accountabilities:
- Under appropriate supervision, administers and controls narcotics and medications.
- Provides general nursing care and personal care assistance to patients, including bathing, dressing, eating, changing bed linens and bed pans and positioning.
- Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with hospital standards.
- Helps patients get into and out of chairs, lifts patients, raises patients in beds, and turns the patients.
- Checks patient's vital signs.
- Charts results of various tests.
- Monitors medical condition of patients and reports changes to appropriate personnel.
- Prepares patients for scheduled procedures to assist in patient assessment.
- Assists physicians with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care.
- Arranges for patients' ordered diagnostic and therapeutic services.
- Provides health care instruction/education to patient and family members.
- Ensures accurate maintenance of patients' medical records and that patient records are treated as confidential information.
- Performs a variety of nursing administrative duties.
- Ensures an adequate stock of supplies and proper functioning of equipment.
WellSpan’s vision is to reimagine healthcare through the delivery of comprehensive, equitable health and wellness solutions throughout our continuum of care. As an integrated delivery system focused on leading in value-based care, we encompass nearly 1,900 employed providers, 220 locations, eight award-winning hospitals, home care and a behavioral health organization serving South Central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. With a team more than 20,000 strong, WellSpan experts provide a range of services, from wellness and employer services solutions to advanced care for complex medical and behavioral conditions. Our clinically integrated network of 2,600 aligned physicians and advanced practice providers are dedicated to providing the highest quality and safety, inspiring our patients and communities to be their healthiest.
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital
Celebrating over 100 years of community care, WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital is a nationally recognized acute care community hospital, serving more than 100,000 residents from the greater Adams County and northern Maryland area. The hospital offers services that include neurosciences, orthopedics, oncology and infusion, OB/GYN and interventional heart and vascular care. Our patients can receive a full range of heart services close to home— from preventative care and diagnostics to medical and interventional treatments, to cardiac rehabilitation. The specialists of WellSpan Cardiology perform procedures at WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital’s newly renovated catheterization lab, equipped with the latest technology and equipment.
Qualifications
- Notes:
- Other combinations of formal education, training and experience may be considered.
- Minimum Experience:
- Minimum Education:
- Post High School Vocational/Specialized Training
- Required Certification:
- Current LPN license in PA; BCLS/ACLS/PALS certification, as required; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
- Required Courses:
- Completion of accredited LPN program; rhythm recognition course per unit of assignment
- Physical Demands:
- Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking
- Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfers patients
- Lifts supplies/equipment
- Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching