Licensed Practical Nurse - Emergency Care Trauma Unit (Full Time, Evenings) Abington-Jefferson

Job Details

Join the mission of Improving Lives as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Jefferson Health. With more than 42,000 employees, we’re the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in the Philadelphia region. And our work to improve lives is never done.

Job Description

Licensed Practical Nurses are responsible for the following: ​

• Performs designated direct patient care activities to meet patient care needs

• Actively seeks measures to promote patient safety and satisfaction in all aspects of patient care demonstrating accountability and responsibility for performance consistent with hospital and departmental standards.

• May perform clerical functions to support departmental operations, including but not limited to contacting physician offices to facilitate appropriate and complete chart reservation and monitoring quality initiatives.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

The qualifications for this position include:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Practical Nursing and passed the Pennsylvania Board Association for Licensed Practical Nurse

• State Issued LPN Licensure required

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required   

• Shift/Hours: Full Time, Evenings - 36 hours weekly

• This position is located at Jefferson, Abington

Work Shift

Workday Evening (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Abington Memorial Hospital

Primary Location Address

1200 Old York Road, Abington, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.