
LTC | LPN
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Girard, PA
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- LPN / LVN
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 16, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $44.74
- Weekly
- $1,700
- Yearly (full-time)
- $88,400
- Start date
- October 16, 2026
This job pays about $44.74/hour — 46% above the median for LPN / LVN jobs in Pennsylvania ($30.74/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 38 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
LPN / LVN jobs in Pennsylvania right now
- 10 open LPN / LVN jobs in Pennsylvania from 5 agencies.
- Pay in these listings: $15.18 – $44.74/hour, median $38.04/hour.
- Typical LPN / LVN pay in Pennsylvania: $30.74/hour ($63,939/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Health Advocates Network ($40.00/hour across 5 jobs).
Job description
Travel Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – Long-Term Care in Girard, Pennsylvania
Make a meaningful difference as a travel LPN in a supportive long-term care and skilled nursing setting in Girard, Pennsylvania. This on-site travel nursing opportunity is ideal for an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse passionate about medication management, clinical monitoring, rehabilitation support, and compassionate resident care. Located near Erie and the scenic shores of Lake Erie, Girard offers a welcoming Pennsylvania community for healthcare professionals.
Travel LPN Job Details
- Estimated Weekly Pay: $1,700–$1,790
- Location: Girard, Pennsylvania, near Erie
- Healthcare Setting: Long-term care, skilled nursing, post-acute, rehabilitation, dementia, and hospice care
- Schedule: Day shifts, 6:45 AM–3:00 PM, every other weekend
- Shift Duration: 8-hour day shifts with a 30-minute unpaid meal break
- Guaranteed Hours: 38 hours per week
- Contract Length: 15 weeks
- Start Date: October 16, 2026
- Orientation: Three days
- Electronic Medical Record: PointClickCare (PCC)
- Dress Code: Clean, professional scrubs in any color except camouflage
LPN Job Requirements
- Current and valid Pennsylvania LPN license or an approved compact privilege
- At least 1 year of long-term care nursing experience within the last 3 years
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Prior PointClickCare experience required; limited system training is provided
- Experience measuring wounds accurately; wound staging is performed by the advanced practice provider
- Strong clinical judgment, communication, organization, and nursing documentation skills
- Ability to work every other weekend and scheduled holidays when they fall within the assigned schedule
- Ability to float between resident care areas as needed while maintaining consistent, high-quality patient and resident care
Long-Term Care LPN Responsibilities
- Provide compassionate nursing care to long-term care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, dementia, and hospice residents ages 18 and older
- Administer medications and treatments according to established orders and facility protocols
- Monitor blood glucose levels and administer insulin as prescribed
- Administer IV medications, including antibiotics, furosemide, and bumetanide, as permitted by scope of practice and facility policy
- Provide tube feedings, TPN support, wound care, wound measurements, catheter care, tracheostomy care, and oxygen management
- Collect laboratory specimens and perform routine clinical monitoring
- Complete resident assessments, vital-sign monitoring, medication documentation, and timely charting in PointClickCare
- Assist residents with activities of daily living and support individualized care plans
- Recognize changes in resident condition and communicate findings promptly to the supervising nurse and interdisciplinary care team
- Complete incident reports and participate in care plan meetings when appropriate
- Collaborate with nursing leadership, providers, therapy services, case managers, social workers, and dietary professionals to promote safe, coordinated care
Apply now for this travel LPN opportunity in Girard, Pennsylvania, and join a dedicated long-term care healthcare team serving residents across the Erie area.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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