Licensed Practical Nurse (Non-Exempt) (32003N) Job Listing at Mercy in Springfield, MO (Job ID 971551)

Description

 Incentives:

• Education Assistance
  • Tuition Reimbursement $2,000 per year
  • $30k in initial RN degree assistance
• Weekend Differential
• Shift Differential for qualifying hours between 3pm-7am
• Weekend Option Days: WEO rates + weekend differential
• Weekend Option Nights: WEO rates + weekend differential + straight night shift differential
• New Increased Weekend Option Differential: $8.00 LPN
• Day-One comprehensive medical, dental & vision insurance
• Employer-Matched Retirement Funds

Qualifications:

• Education: Graduate of an accredited practical nursing program; Consideration will be given for comparable education experience and successful licensure.
  Licensure: Is personally responsible for obtaining, and maintaining a current LPN license within the hiring state in which nursing duties are performed and must meet all State Board of Nursing requirements
• Experience: Can be new or experienced LPN
• Certifications:

• LPN-IV Certification must be previously completed or successful completion of course within 3 months of hire (range from upon hire to within 1 year)
• Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association or successful completion of course within 30 days of hire.
• Physical requirements/demands:
• Position requires individuals to push, pull, and/or lift 50 pounds on a regular basis
• Position requires prolonged standing and walking each shift
• Position requires the ability to grip, reach, bend, kneel, twist, and squat to perform duties

   

   

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• Surgical Trauma "3A" is a 33-bed unit, fast-paced med-surg telemetry unit which focuses on adult post- operative and trauma patients. Nurse patient ratios are: Days 5:1, Nights 6:1. On our unit we offer you the opportunity to develop excellent critical thinking skills as well as use a wide variety of clinical skills including:

   

  • Head-to-toe assessments
  • Reading and posting telemetry strips
  • IV insertions
  • Catheter, trach, and ostomy care
  • Wound care
  • Chest tube
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