Clinic LPN

About the role

As our Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you’ll keep the day running smoothly and efficiently for your patients and clinical team. You’ll take the lead on proactive preparation of patient charts; ensuring all information is obtained and up-to-date for those seen in our facility. Every day, you'll manage care for multiple patients, adapting to physician availability on-site, and actively collaborate with your clinical team to prioritize tasks and ensure seamless patient flow throughout the clinic. Your success in this role comes from your enthusiasm to help others, work efficiently, and your empathy for our patients. CHI Carrington Health, now part of CommonSpirit Health formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, offers a Critical Access Hospital setting where you will be exposed to the emergency department, acute care (Med/Surg), swing bed, surgery, outpatient treatment, and more.

Responsibilities

• Perform intake of vital signs, current medications, allergies, social history, surgical history, and medical history.
• Assess patients for abuse risks and suicide risks.
• Perform procedures, administer medications, and assist patients as needed with care.
• Return telephone calls and test results to patients/caregivers.
• Office management: order supplies, stock rooms.
• Manage records, monitor outdates of supplies and medications, and monitor provider’s schedules for inaccuracies.
• Satellite clinics: prepare essential paperwork for offsite locations, monitor provider’s schedule, prepare needed supplies, and travel to satellite locations if needed.
• Coordinate schedules for patients and providers with a multidisciplinary team at on‑ and off‑site locations.
• Use various software programs to prepare patient charts for visits, research patient history and medication usage, and utilize EMR for pertinent information.
• Utilize good communication skills for constant oral and written communication with patients, families, visitors, and Medical Center Staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Licensed Practical Nurse degree from an approved school of nursing.
• Current Licensed Practical Nurse license (ND).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Pay

$20.91 – $29.54 per hour.