Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
New York, New York
Mount Sinai Health System - 2875 Broadway

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Contract

Location: New York, NY
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides nursing care within the scope of supportive and restorative care, medication administration, and specialized tasks under the direction of a Registered Nurse or licensed physician/dentist. Key responsibilities include:

• Deliver nursing care in structured and routine situations without scientific complexity.
• Assist 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 and deliver solutions through peripheral access devices.
• Administer blood or blood products (with special training).
• Report observations, treatments, medications, incidents, and accidents to the Registered Nurse 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 Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS).

Required Qualifications

• Valid LPN/LVN license in New York.
• Completion of an educational program for LPN licensure, or successful completion of the New York State Department of Health LPN IV Therapy Initial Program for competence in intravenous therapy and blood administration as part of Centralized Orientation, or successful completion of an annual unit-based review and update program in intravenous therapy procedures.
• Minimum of 1 year of Long Term Care experience within the last year.
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• Competence in IV Therapy.

Additional Information

• This position involves working under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
• Experience with intravenous therapy and blood administration is required.
• Ability to perform emergency resuscitative procedures including BCLS is necessary.

Note: There is no indication that prior travel experience is required for this position.
Specialty Years of Experience: Not explicitly stated; assume entry-level or as per licensure requirements.