"LPN - Emergency Department - Full Time Evening Shift"

Position Summary

At Stony Brook Medicine, the T&R Center Licensed Practical Nurses in our Emergency Department perform tasks and responsibilities within the framework of case finding, health teaching, health counseling, and the provision of supportive and restorative care under the direction of a Registered Nurse, Licensed Physician, or other licensed health care provider. The T&R Center Licensed Practical Nurses in our Emergency Department observe patients for symptoms and reactions to treatments, treat patients for physical maladies as directed and under close supervision, attend to patients personal needs, and perform a variety of other general duties.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. In May 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Duties of a T&R Center Licensed Practical Nurse in our Emergency Department may include the following but are not limited to:

• Observes patients during their stay in the facility, identifies symptoms of maladies and changes in conditions manifested by patients, and reports such symptoms or changes to a Physician or Registered Nurse.
• Takes temperatures, pulse rates, blood pressures, and respiration rates using thermometers, manometers, stethoscopes, and knowledge of standard procedures in order to provide a Physician or Registered Nurse with data for interpretation.
• Requests patients to provide and assists patients in collecting urine, stool, and other specimens in order to obtain such samples for analysis.
• Prepares and maintains charts and other records of patients conditions and treatments administered.
• Administers medications to patients, including intramuscular and subcutaneous injections and oral and topical medications as prescribed.
• Manipulates I.V. bottles and tubing in order to change I.V. bottles for patients being treated with I.V. medications.
• Changes dressing on wounds and other injuries as prescribed. Gives enemas and douches as directed.
• Attends to patients daily living, personal hygienic, and simple human needs.
• May perform a variety of duties in order to insure that the facility is clean, sanitary, orderly, and properly supplied.

Working Conditions:

Working conditions may involve exposure to infectious disease, blood, body fluids and/or tissue as well as other unpleasant elements such as accidents, injuries and illness. May be exposed to and be required to handle varying unpredictable, emergency and crisis situations. Occasionally subjected to irregular hours and pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries. This position is classified by OSHA as Category 1.

Qualifications

Required: Must possess or be eligible to obtain a license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in New York State.

Preferred: Acute care, phlebotomy, EKG, and/or IV experience. Experience in Emergency Department. Acute care is defined as medical services provided for illnesses that are short-term (usually less than 30 days), intense, and have a relatively severe to very severe course, requiring knowledge and expertise in the vigilant monitoring of subtle changes in the patient's condition, as well as ability to quickly recognize and identify potential problems and conditions resulting from a previous disease.

As part of the onboarding process, we require a copy of your current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. This allows us to accurately track expiration dates and ensure compliance. If your BLS certification is set to expire within 90 days of your start date, you will be scheduled to attend a BLS training session during your nursing orientation.

Anticipated Pay Range: The salary range for this position is $45,081 / year.