Licensed Practical Nurse, OP; Urology, Altoona

UPMC Department of Urology – Licensed Practical Nurse, OP

Full‑time position in Altoona, PA. Monday through Friday daylight hours, 8am‑4:30pm – no evenings or weekends.

The role includes rooming patients for provider, triage, in‑baskets, urinalysis and specimen collection, Foley catheter insertion/exchange and removals, bladder scans, and more. The LPN supports clinical staff, maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients and their families to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.

• $7,500 sign‑on bonus available for nurses with over one year of experience
• $5,000 sign‑on bonus available for Graduate Nurses and nurses with less than one year of experience

• Contribute to UPMC’s mission of Life‑Changing Medicine
• Set the standards for the level and quality of care for the care delivery team
• Provide patient‑care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the community and to your health care profession

• A career path that provides you with the right experience to be successful in the position you want to obtain now and, in the future
• Health and welfare benefits like medical, vision, dental, and life and disability, and an exceptional retirement program
• Work‑life balance to help manage other important aspects of your life such as PTO, wellness programs, paid parental leave
• Competitive pay for the work that you do – base pay, merit, and premium pay

• Comply with requirements of appropriate regulatory agencies (e.g., OSHA, CLIA, PA Department of Health).
• Administer medications including oral, SQ, IM and IV drip.
• Assist physicians with examinations, diagnostic procedures and treatments.
• Assess patient’s general condition and take vital signs and weight.
• Comply with all policies and procedures.
• Perform IV therapy under direction of Registered Nurse.
• Document all activities/interventions, patient/family responses, medication dispensed/prescribed, etc., in the medical record.
• Maintain strict confidentiality related to medical records and other data.
• Promote wellness by providing patient education materials, communicating physician advice/instructions.