LPN Licensed Practical Nurse Gastroenterology
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Job Location:
Wilkes Barre, PA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
07-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Location:
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Outpatient Specialty CenterShift:
Days (United States of America)Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Worker Type:
RegularExemption Status:
NoJob Summary:
Geisinger is proud to offer Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) a $5000 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates joining our outpatient clinic teams. With hundreds of community-based sites Geisinger empowers LPNs to practice at the top of their license in a supportive team-oriented ambulatory care environment. Be part of a healthcare system that values your skills and helps you grow your career while delivering exceptional care to our communities.Job Duties:
Provides primary clinical support to the provider patient and their family to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of the patients condition. Follows up on diagnostic testing to ensure completion accuracy and filing of same in medical record to ensure continuity and quality of care. Promotes a clean environment. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in specific age range on their assigned clinical area.
This role is full-time 40 hours weekly;Days.
Benefits at Geisinger:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package starting on day one including:
- Health dental and vision insurance
- Three medical plan choices including expanded network options
- Pre-tax savings plans (FSA & HSA)
- Company-paid life short-term and long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) with automatic Geisinger contributions
- Generous PTO that accrues quickly
- Up to $5000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program with financial incentives
- Family-friendly support: adoption/fertility assistance parental leave military leave and membership
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): mental health legal guidance childcare/eldercare referrals and more
- Voluntary benefits: accident critical illness hospital indemnity identity theft protection pet insurance and more
Job Duties:
- Obtains and documents patient medical history chief complaint vital signs and provides basic medical data base for provider and prepares patient for examinations.
- Provides direct clinical care as directed by provider.
- Assists provider in performance of minor surgical diagnostic procedures and ancillary diagnostic examinations as directed by provider to facilitate accurate diagnosis.
- Collects and prepares laboratory specimens and complete associated paperwork to expedite laboratory studies with maximum accuracy and efficiency.
- Executes and documents ongoing patient communication as directed by provider prioritizes communication to the provider responds to patient questions and requests to ensure efficient use of provider time and timely response to patients needs Administers medications and vaccines including intradermal and skin testing under the direction of a provider and per scope of practice.
- Cleans and sets up examination and treatment rooms between cases ensures required levels of asepsis availability of appropriate instruments and equipment and preparation of patient.
Position Details:
Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.
Education:
Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)Experience:
Minimum of 1 year-Nursing (Preferred)Certification(s) and License(s):
Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body Licensed Practical Nurse - Default Issuing BodySkills:
Communication Computer Literacy Customer Service Multitasking TeamworkOUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients our members our students our Geisinger family and our communities.
- KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
- EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
- LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
- INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients our members our community and the nation.
- SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one including vision dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration cooperation and collegiality.
We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Dermal Fillers
- Experience Administering Injections
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Botox Experience
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
