Job Description

Mount Sinai’s Faculty Primary Care Practice is located at 235 E. 85th Street and our Specialty Care Practice is located at 5 E. 98th street, both on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

This position is part of the clinical team in the practice which has 19-23 providers and sees approximately 250 patients/day. The position is full time (37.5 hours/week) and the practice hours are 8:00am – 7:00pm; we ask that staff be able to work flexible hours within that time frame (some days to start early and leave at 5:00pm or start later and work until 7:00pm.) The job also requires occasional Saturday mornings (when a Saturday morning is worked, the employee is given time off during the week.)

This is a non-union role.

Strength Through Diversity

Ground breaking science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal.

The Licensed Practical Nurse is a professional individual who supports quality patient care, performs routine examinations, assists physicians and registered nurses with daily clinical activity and performs standard diagnostic procedures.

Roles & Responsibilities:

1. Plans and manages patient care according to each patient’s needs.
2. Interviews patients and records their medical history and physical condition. Obtains patient vital signs, including pulse, blood pressure, temperature, and respiration.
3. Provides routine care for patients.
4. Assists physicians and registered nurses.
5. Communicates with patients and their families.
6. Communicates with patients and their families.
7. Prepares specimens for lab courier.
8. Administers medications. Provides wound care. Prepares and administers injections.
9. Verifies that patient charts are updated promptly and accurately. Observes and records patients’ conditions and reactions to medications and treatment.
10. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Education:
Completion of a New York State-approved training program in licensed practical nursing.
BLS certification

Experience:
1-2 years recent nursing experience

Licenses:
1. LPN

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity and inclusion are drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. Yet we’re as diverse as the city we call home- culturally, ethically, in outlook and lifestyle. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together and participate actively as a leader within the Mount Sinai Health System by:

• Serving as the primary resource management representative of the Mount Sinai leadership teams, committees, etc., and acting as the primary executive leader interface between Mount Sinai and key executives from the health systems’ vendors and partners.
• Engaging with relevant thought leaders and policy-makers at the federal and state levels, and representing the Health System as assigned.
• Using a lens of equity in establishing and promoting policies and procedures and providing opportunities for all to thrive.
• Confronting racist, sexist or other inappropriate behavior and challenges exclusionary organizational practices and serving as a role model to promote anti-racist behaviors.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

We work hard to acquire and retain the best people, and to create a welcoming, nurturing work environment where you can develop professionally. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, can make an impact on quality patient care.

Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our story!

Who We Are

Over 42,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospital campuses, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai Morningside (formerly Mount Sinai St. Luke’s), and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $45,000.00 - $67,500.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 - $67,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Physical setting:

• Clinic

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• 5x8

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Clinic: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• LPN (Required)
• BLS Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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