Licensed Practical Nurse MedSurg Schuyler Hospital Nights

Cayuga Health and its affiliates are the regions leading healthcare system and most trusted providers of integrated health services empowering our people in our mission to equitably improve the well-being of the communities we serve. Our commitment to providing extraordinary healthcare begins with our team of extraordinary professionals who are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhancing access to the most up-to-date facilities equipment technologies and research protocols. Cayuga Healths commitment to our employees includes competitive compensation comprehensive employee benefits programs and the opportunity to explore and build a career in healthcare through our many professional development programs.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurses at Cayuga Medical Center are an integral part of the collaborative interdisciplinary team devoted to the delivery of comprehensive and compassionate care to the Tompkins County community. LPNs are able to practice at their full scope of practice and have the opportunity to engage in the development implementation monitoring and evaluation of programs and services with the goal of improving patient outcomes and execute an optimal plan of care in a shared governance environment.

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Ability to communicate in a clear and respectful manner with both patients and co-workers.
• Dispenses medication within scope of practice and accurately documents in patients EMR.
• Obtaining data related to patient care and recording accurately in the patients EMR.
• Reports abnormal findings or changes in mental and emotional conditions of the patient to the RN. Examples include changes in vital signs abnormal weight gain or loss increase in pain etc....
• Responds promptly to call bells and patient needs.

Required Skills and Experience :

Physical :

Location and Travel Requirements :

Physical : Repetitive use of hands and fingers (e.g. Use of computer keyboard); may require lifting and carrying light loads (up to 40 lbs) including boxes equipment IV solutions and stooping and kneeling (e.g. to pick up items from the floor to remove and replace items on lower shelves and to file documents in lower file drawers); sitting walking or standing for long periods of time may be necessary; must be able physically to operate the equipment used for the job.

Pay Range Disclosure :

Cayuga Health System and its affiliates are committed to treating all patients providers staff and volunteers equitably and with dignity ensuring the highest levels of safety care and respect and striving to recognize and overcome biases and policies that contribute to disparities in healthcare access equitable care and positive health outcomes for all.

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer supporting the growth and health of our employees and community by embracing the rich diversity needs and circumstances of all peoples and prioritizing opportunities to build a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin gender (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or other applicable protected characteristics.

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Key Skills

Environmental Safety,J2se,ABAP,Flexcube,Health And Safety Management,BI

Employment Type : Trainee

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Hourly Salary Salary : 24 - 32