Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Job Category: LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse, Nursing and Nursing Support
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: Endoscopy Team
Date Posted: 09/18/2025
Job ID: R-82685
Job Summary
We’re offering a $5,000 sign-on incentive for qualified candidates.Are you ready to advance your nursing career? Join our dynamic Endoscopy team and continue your LPN journey in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where innovation and compassion drive everything we do.Job Duties
Why Join Us?
Our culture empowers nurses to act with purpose and urgency—delivering timely, patient-centered care that enhances the overall experience. You’ll be part of a highly skilled and dedicated team that values responsiveness, teamwork, and continuous growth.
Schedule Details:
Schedule: Full-time union position (40 hours/week)- Monday through Friday- Typically 7:00 am.- 3:30 p.m.
On-Call Rotation: Includes weekends and holidays. On-call responsibilities typically occur every 7th weekend, 4 weekdays per month, and 1–2 holidays per year. A 30-minute response time is required when on-call. Scheduling is based on team rotation and may be subject to change.
Benefits at Geisinger:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package starting on day one, including:
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Three medical plan choices, including expanded network options
Pre-tax savings plans (FSA & HSA)
Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
401(k) with automatic Geisinger contributions
Generous PTO that accrues quickly
Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
MyHealth Rewards wellness program with financial incentives
Family-friendly support: adoption/fertility assistance, parental leave, military leave, and Care.com membership
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): mental health, legal guidance, childcare/eldercare referrals, and more
Voluntary benefits: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more
About the Role:
The Clinic LPN provides primary clinical support to the provider, patient and their family to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient's condition. Follows up on diagnostic testing to ensure completion, accuracy, and filing of same in medical record to ensure continuity and quality of care. Promotes a clean environment. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in specific age range on their assigned clinical area.
Job Duties:
- Obtains and documents patient medical history, chief complaint, vital signs, and provides basic medical data base for provider, and prepares patient for examinations.
- Provides direct clinical care as directed by provider.
- Assists provider in performance of minor surgical diagnostic procedures and ancillary diagnostic examinations as directed by provider to facilitate accurate diagnosis.
- Collects and prepares laboratory specimens and complete associated paperwork to expedite laboratory studies with maximum accuracy and efficiency.
- Executes and documents ongoing patient communication, as directed by provider, prioritizes communication to the provider, responds to patient questions and requests to ensure efficient use of provider time and timely response to patients needs Administers medications and vaccines including intradermal and skin testing under the direction of a provider and per scope of practice.
- Cleans and sets up examination and treatment rooms between cases, ensures required levels of asepsis, availability of appropriate instruments and equipment, and preparation of patient.
Position Details
Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.
Education
Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)Experience
Minimum of 1 year-Nursing (Preferred)Certification(s) and License(s)
Licensed Practical Nurse - Default Issuing Body; Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyOur Purpose & Values
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.Learn more about this Employer on their Career Site
