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Licensed Practical Nurse

Job ID: 60929-147 Date posted: 07/19/2024 Location: Bethesda, Maryland Facility: Bethesda Chevy Chase Surgery Center (13807)
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Licensed Practical Nurse

Bethesda, Maryland

Overview

When you join USPI, you’re joining a caring, compassionate team who provides excellence in patient care across all of our facilities. As part of our staff, you’ll work with a high level of professionalism and commitment to our patients by providing safe, efficient patient care throughout their health experience. We follow the highest standard for nursing excellence, quality patient care, and innovation.

  • Job Type: Full Time

Success Profile

What makes a successful Licensed Practical Nurse at our location? Check out the traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.

  • Team player
  • Multi-Tasker
  • Positive
  • Compassionate
  • Analytical
  • Detail-Oriented
nurse caring for patient

Culture

Our mission is to treat each and every one of our patients, and their families, as if they were our own family member. Each patient, each family, each and every time.


  • Working with compassion and respect for others and each other, supporting our communities and advocating for our patients
  • Acting with integrity and the highest ethical standards – always
  • Delivering results through accountability and transparency
  • Embracing inclusiveness for all people in our workplace and in the communities we serve

Benefits

  • Healthcare

    Medical, dental, vision, healthcare/dependent FSA, life and disability insurance

  • 401(k) Retirement Plans

    Secure your future with plans that also include employer discretionary match

  • Tuition Reimbursement

    Up to $1,500 maximum reimbursement per year

  • Paid Time Off

    Up to 15 PTO days per year and 6 paid holidays

  • Work/Life Balance

    Benefits such as paid holidays and vacation help you keep a healthy work-life balance

  • Compensation

    Competitive salaries

Licensed Practical Nurse

Job ID: 60929-147 Date posted: 07/19/2024 Location: Bethesda, Maryland
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Responsibilities

About the Opportunity

Under general direction from the department manager, the Licensed Practical Nurse provides professional nursing care through assessment, planning, treatment and evaluation of the patient. The Licensed Practical Nurse is responsible for delivering safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, educative and individualized nursing care to patients and families.

About the Candidate

Minimum Requirements:

  • Clinical experience in the peri-operative setting or procedure healthcare including demonstrated knowledge of sterile technique, working with anesthetized patients, and other clinical situations found in a surgical or procedural setting preferred. 
  • Graduate of professional school of nursing.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with physicians and all medical professionals.
  • Holds current LPN license in the state of Florida.
  • Current certification in BLS or ability to obtain upon hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Critical Care, E.R., or recovery experience encouraged.
  • Clinical experience in the peri-operative setting or procedure healthcare including demonstrated knowledge of sterile technique, working with anesthetized patients, and other clinical situations found in a surgical or procedural setting preferred but not required. 
  • IV certification is required. 

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
Tenet participates in the E-Verify program. Follow the link below for additional information.

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

Benefits

USPI offers the following benefits, subject to employment status:

  • Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
  • Paid time off (vacation & sick leave)
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Paid holidays
  • Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
  • Employee Assistance Program, Employee discount program
  • Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance.

Pay range- Min $35.25 to Max $35.25


Required Skills:

Required Skills:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Verifies that essential equipment is functioning properly each day.
  • Assesses and monitors patients in the post-operative area demonstrating competency with all monitoring equipment.
  • Transports and positions patients observing policies/procedures, safety requirements, and patient needs.
  • Documents patient care records and other forms accurately following policies and procedures.
  • Maintains patient safety, and ensures a clean, orderly environment throughout the Center.
  • Accurately comprehends and interprets verbal orders/directions.
  • Addresses individual patient needs, and completes all post-op physician orders.
  • Adheres to CDC Bodily Fluid precautions and infectious waste disposal according to policy.
  • Monitors compliance with principles of aseptic technique according to accepted standards.
  • Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management.
  • Conducts pre and post-procedure orientation and instruction of patient and/or patient’s family, communicating a positive and caring attitude. Provides verbal and written discharge criteria. 
  • Conducts pre and post-procedure telephone interviews.
  • Performs other duties as requested or assigned.
  • Engages in various clerical and record keeping duties as needed. 
  • Demonstrated knowledge of potential exposure to hazardous materials (i.e. patient body fluids, disinfectant chemicals) and location of SDS sheets.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
Tenet participates in the E-Verify program. Follow the link below for additional information.

E-Verify: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify

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