Licensed Practical Nurse
Nyc, New York
The Mount Sinai Hospital

Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN) Contract

Location: New York, NY
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM (Every Other Week)
Hours per Week: 34.5 hours
Employment Type: Contract

Job Description

• Provide nursing care within the scope of supportive and restorative care under the direction of an RN or licensed physician/dentist.
• Deliver nursing care in structured and routine situations without scientific complexity.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living.
• Administer treatments and routine tasks such as suctioning and urinary catheterizations.
• Prepare patients for surgery, diagnostic tests, treatments, and examinations.
• Administer medications within scope of practice.
• Collect, label, and process specimens accurately.
• Identify and set up intravenous equipment; deliver solutions via peripheral access devices.
• Administer blood or blood products (requires special training).
• Report observations, treatments, medications, incidents, and accidents to the RN and document appropriately.
• Contribute to nursing care plans in collaboration with nursing staff.
• Reinforce patient and family teaching as identified by the RN.
• Provide emotional support to patients and their families/significant others.
• Assist with patient rehabilitation according to the nursing care plan.
• Ensure physical comfort and safety of patients.
• Participate in patient care conferences.
• Assist in emergency resuscitative procedures, including initiating emergency calls and performing BCLS as directed.
• Document nursing care delivered in the medical record.

Required Qualifications

• Valid LPN/LVN license in New York
• Minimum 2 years of LPN/LVN experience, including experience within the last year
• Completion of an educational program required for LPN licensure
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Competence in intravenous therapy and blood administration (therapy)
• Emergency Department (ED) experience

Additional Information

• This role involves working every other week on an 11-hour shift.
• The position requires the ability to perform emergency nursing tasks and participate in team resuscitation efforts.
• Emphasis on teamwork within a unit-based nursing care model.

Note: Prior travel experience is not specified as a requirement for this position.