Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | Urgent Care
Position Highlights
Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!
Student Loan Repayment: This position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.
Job Satisfaction: Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve with providing direct resident care.
Positive Work Environment: Be part of an organization where we practice the mission in our daily operations and demonstrate our pride by delivering excellent care.
Work Schedule
9 a.m.-7 p.m. Day shift
0.75 FTE (60 hours/2 weeks)
Position includes 2 out of 5 weekends and every 4th holiday.
Pay
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
LPN Pay: $23.97-$34.56 per hour.
What you will do
- Performs general nursing care to patients.
- Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
- Captures patient care activities for the clinic.
- Prepares equipment and assists provider during procedures, treatments, examinations, and testing of patients.
- Observes, records, and reports patient’s condition and reactions to drugs and treatments to provider.
- Coordinates patient care activities.
- Maintains timely flow of patients.
- Greets patients and prepares them for physical examination.
- Screens patients for appropriate information including obtaining the health history, and taking vitals.
- Documents obtained information in patient chart.
- Instructs patient in collection of samples and tests.
- Responds to patient phone calls in a timely manner with appropriate input from the physician.
- Educates patients and families about diagnostic process, medications, nutrition, and maintenance of health and wellness.
- Suggests solutions to patient care crisis problems and complaints.
- Prepares list of medical supplies needed.
- Affirms appropriate labeling of pathology specimens according to lab protocol as needed.
- Performs quality control and maintains records on all lab testing.
Essential Qualifications
- The individual must be able to work the hours specified.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.
Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Board of Nursing
- An active license in the state of practice
Upon Hire Expectations and Standards
- Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
- Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
- Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.
Benefits
- PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
- Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.
- Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law.