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Licensed Practical Nurse- Lock Haven

UPMC • Williamsport, PA 17705 • Posted 5 days ago

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UPMC Home Healthcare is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to join their team, providing direct, one-on-one patient care in a home setting. This role involves guiding patients' care plans, coordinating case management activities, and delivering compassionate care. The position offers a rewarding career opportunity with a sign-on bonus, professional advancement, flexible shift options, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Responsibilities

  • Establish patients' plans of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, and utilization management professionals to meet physicians' orders and patients' needs.
  • Coordinate case management activities across a multi-disciplinary health care team to ensure appropriate, quality patient care.
  • Initiate, deliver, and evaluate patient- and family-centered health teaching.
  • Strive to help patients achieve optimal health outcomes, delivering compassionate care with an emphasis on the patient's experience.
  • Complete all required documentation including visit assessments, OASIS, 485 and verbal orders accurately and promptly on a laptop or in written documentation while in the patient's home and according to all applicable regulatory standards.
  • Attend compliance training and adhere to the organization's standards of conduct, policies, and procedures in addition to all local, state, and federal regulatory guidelines.

Qualifications

Required

  • Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
  • Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse or TPP either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located.
  • CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
  • Automobile insurance.
  • Driver's License.
  • Act 33.
  • Act 34.
  • OAPSA.

Preferred

  • Bachelor's degree.
  • Nursing experience in an Acute Care Facility or Skilled Care Facility.

About UPMC

UPMC, or the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, is a leading integrated healthcare provider in the United States. It offers a wide range of medical services, including primary and specialty care, surgical procedures, and rehabilitation services. UPMC operates numerous hospitals, outpatient facilities, specialized care centers, and physician practices both domestically and internationally.

Full Job Description

**Are you a nurse looking for a rewarding career where you can provide direct, one-on-one patient care?**

**UPMC Home Healthcare is hiring caring, skilled, and compassionate registered nurses to join our home**

**health nursing team!** **You'll work in a home setting with a diverse patient population throughout the**

**Williamsport/ Lock Haven and surrounding communities.**

**Working outside of a medical facility, you'll have an opportunity to get to know patients as you guide their care in the comfort of their homes.**

**Full-time Monday - Friday daylight shifts with rotations for on-call and weekends. You will**

**support Williamsport/Lock Haven and surrounding areas.**

**As an RN with UPMC Home Healthcare, you'll collaborate with our team of specialized nurses,**

**rehabilitation therapists, social workers, dieticians, aides, and trained administrative staff to provide**

**personalized patient care in a home setting.**

**Why choose UPMC Home Healthcare**

*** Establish rapport with patients and their families as you guide their treatment plan in-home.**

***Receive a sign-on bonus up to $15,000 with a two-year work commitment.**

***Grow your career with a career ladder designed for your professional advancement.**

***Make your career work for you with flexible shift options, including a dedicated weekend**

**program with premium rates and benefits.**

*** Earn a premium shift incentive and experience various settings as a resource nurse that floats to**

**various locations.**

***Care for your total well-being with UPMC's robust benefits package - physically, financially, and**

**emotionally - including tuition reimbursement and discounted RN-to-BSN programs.**

***Receive mileage reimbursement (at the federal rate).**

**Final title and pay will be determined by education, experience, and certifications.**

**Responsibilities:**

*** Your role as the nurse will establish patients' plans of care in collaboration with physicians,**

**patients, and utilization management (UM) professionals to meet physicians' orders and**

**patients' needs.**

***RN will coordinate case management activities across a multi-disciplinary health care team to**

**ensure appropriate, quality patient care.**

*** Initiate, deliver, and evaluate patient- and family-centered health teaching.**

*** Strive to help patients achieve optimal health outcomes, delivering compassionate care with an**

**emphasis on the patient's experience.**

***Complete all required documentation including visit assessments, OASIS, 485 and verbal orders**

**accurately and promptly on a laptop or in written documentation while in the patient's home**

**and according to all applicable regulatory standards.**

***Attend compliance training and adhere to the organization's standards of conduct, policies, and**

**procedures in addition to all local, state, and federal regulatory guidelines.**

*** Graduate of an accredit school of professional nursing required.**

*** Bachelor's degree preferred.**

*** Nursing experience in an Acute Care Facility or Skilled Care Facility preferred.**

**Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:**

*** Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse or TPP either in the state where the**

**facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state**

**where the facility is located.**

*** CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration**

**component within 30 days of hire**

*** Automotive Insurance**

*** Driver's License**

*** Act 33**

*** Act 34**

*** OAPSA**

**UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**