LPN Careers
Dear Nursing Professional,
If you are committed to providing quality, compassionate care in an innovative hospital where your talents and contributions are appreciated daily, Genesis HealthCare System is the employer for you.
We’re a progressive healthcare organization on the leading edge of technologies such as electronic health records, cardiovascular procedures and robotic surgeries. The high quality of care and value we provide is proven through the numerous awards we’ve achieved.
Our commitment to you …
Genesis understands the critical importance of nursing care in our patients’ treatment and recovery. That’s why we recruit only the best nurses to become part of our team.
Genesis has much to offer you, and we hope you’ll learn more about our nursing opportunities, and our wonderful community.
If you are interested, you may apply HERE today.
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Department highlights
Acute Care Services is made up of six medical and surgical units:
- 4 West - Comprehensive Medical Unit
- 4 East - Surgical Unit/Med Surg/Trauma
- 4 South - Cardiac Unit - post cardiac procedures
- 3 East - Respiratory unit, pneumonia, COPD
- 3 West - Stroke/Oncology unit - Chemo patients, Comprehensive Medical Unit
- 1 West - Ortho/Neuro/Geriatric Trauma
Schedule:
- Shifts are 12 hours: day shift is 7 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. and night shift is 7 p.m. - 7:30 a.m.
- Only work every third weekend
- Holiday rotation is assigned per weekend (work two holidays a year: a summer and a winter holiday; holidays rotate yearly.)
- Modified self-scheduling available
- Availability for overtime and bonus
Educational/growth opportunities:
- Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Stroke Life Support
- Chemotherapy administration certification
- Ultrasound guided IV insertion
- Shared governance councils and other nursing committee participation
- Open units - float to other medical-surgical units and care for a variety of patient populations
R.N. Role: Patient ratio: 1:5 Assessments Medication pass Monitor and read telemetry Care plans Patient and family education LPN oversite | LPN Role: Patient ratio: 1:5 Assessments Medication pass Education
| MST Role: Patient ratio: 1:10/12 Bath Linen change Vitals Fingerstick blood sugars Bladder scan
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Orientation: Two weeks of “classroom” time and computer-based learning and check-offs. Two weeks rounding on other departments (if in residency program) 8-12 weeks on the unit with a preceptor | Orientation: Two weeks of “classroom” time and computer-based learning and check-offs. 8-12 weeks on the unit with a preceptor | Orientation: 1.5 weeks of “classroom” time and computer-based learning and check-offs. 4-8 weeks on the unit with a preceptor |
3 West & 4 West Comprehensive Medical Unit (CMU)
Highly Collaborative Care Team
- Highly organized professional team
- High-quality patient outcomes
- Dedicated physician, pharmacist and therapy staff
- Increased patient and staff satisfaction
- Decreased patient length of stay
- Efficient, quiet and clean environment
Medical-Surgical/Intermediate Patients
- High acuity medical-surgical
- Cardiac drips - non-Titratable
Dedicated staff with an out-of-count charge nurse on 7A and 7P shifts
- 7A Charge nurse rounding with the physician and pharmacist on all patients
- ADT Nurse Coordinating timely discharges, assisting with admissions
Nursing staffing ratios conducive to excellence
- 4-5:1 Ratio 7A
- 4-5:1 Ratio 7P
Acute Care Services Culture Blueprint | ||
What we believe | How we behave | Outcome we achieve |
Teamwork is everything
| Consistent commitment to helping each other | Positive work environment. Outstanding patient experiences and outcomes. |
Every interaction is an opportunity for excellence
| Constant focus on performing above the line | Positive work environment. Outstanding patient experiences and outcomes |
Our culture is what we believe, how we behave and
the experience that our behavior creates for each other.