LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - Primary Care

Job Title :

LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - Primary Care\nLocation :

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania\nJob Category :

LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse, Nursing and Nursing Support\nSchedule :

Days\nWork Type :

Full time\nDepartment :

South Wilkes-Barre General Internal Medicine Team\nDate Posted :

08 / 29 / 2025\nJob ID :

R-83709\nJob Summary

Join Our Team at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre – LPN OpportunityWe're proud to offer a $5,000 sign-on bonus!\nJob Duties

Are you ready to grow your nursing career in a supportive, patient-focused environment? Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre is looking for you!\nAt Geisinger, we believe in empowering our nurses through professional development, quality improvement initiatives, and strong interdisciplinary collaboration. Our innovative culture encourages you to expand your skillset, deepen your practice, and build a meaningful career with lasting impact.\nWhy Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre - Primary Care?\nCollaborative and compassionate care teams\nOpportunities for advancement and continued learning\nA workplace where your experience and dedication are truly valued\nThis role is full-time

, 40 hours per week, 8-hour shifts, days.\n$5,000 sign on bonus

Benefits of working at Geisinger : \nFull benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one

Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents

Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)

Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage

401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions

Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly

Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year

MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive

Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) : Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.

Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance

Position Details

The LPN provides primary clinical support to the provider, patient and their family to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient's 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.\nObtains and documents patient medical history, chief complaint, vital signs, and provides basic medical data base for provider, and prepares patient for examinations.\nProvides direct clinical care as directed by provider.\nAssists provider in performance of minor surgical diagnostic procedures and ancillary diagnostic examinations as directed by provider to facilitate accurate diagnosis.\nCollects and prepares laboratory specimens and complete associated paperwork to expedite laboratory studies with maximum accuracy and efficiency.\nExecutes 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.\nCleans and sets up examination and treatment rooms between cases, ensures required levels of asepsis, availability of appropriate instruments and equipment, and preparation of patient.\nWork 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)\nExperience

Minimum of 1 year-Nursing (Preferred)\nCertification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Practical Nurse - Default Issuing Body; Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body\nOur Purpose & Values

OUR 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, from senior management on down, 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.

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