LPN Clinic

About the Role

The Clinic LPN works under the supervision of leadership, administering quality patient care according to established standards. The role may involve delegating tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel and may require working in other areas based on staff skills and patient acuity.

Responsibilities

• Greets and prepares patients for provider examination and treatment.
• Performs general nursing care to patients.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
• Assists provider with procedures and properly maintains equipment before and after procedures.
• Engages in patient/family teaching to achieve the desired patient outcome.
• Monitors the scheduling of patients, answers patient inquiries, and maintains timely flow of patients.
• Observes, records, and reports patient’s condition to provider.
• Arranges for patient referral testing at other facilities or specialty care.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited practical nursing program or military equivalent.
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – State Licensure or Compact State Licensure in the designated work location (required upon hire).
• IV Certification (required upon hire).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (required within 90 days).
• Valid in-state Driver’s License (if operating a motor vehicle for business purposes, required upon hire).
• Must be able to travel between various system facilities and off-site locations as needed.

Skills and Abilities

Essential Technical/Motor Skills

• Fine motor skills, eye/hand coordination, ability to walk, speak clearly, hear, answer phones, and perform data entry.

Interpersonal Skills

• Displays a friendly, positive attitude and communicates professionally with patients, families, physicians, and co-workers.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.

Essential Physical Requirements

• Must be able to move, kneel, crouch, stoop, reach, stand, push, pull, and lift.
• Must follow good body mechanics.

Essential Mental Abilities

• Ability to collect thorough information regarding a patient’s condition and evaluate effects of care.
• Problem-solving, numerical manipulation, adaptability, data interpretation, calculation, comprehension, understanding, explanation, assessment, and evaluation (short-term and long-term memory).

Essential Sensory Requirements

• Visual, hearing, tactile, and olfactory abilities.

Exposure to Hazards

• Needle sticks, cuts, back injury, exposure to body fluids, blood, punctures, scratches, physical injury from combative patients, radiation exposure, blood products, road and weather hazards when driving.
• Infection/disease exposure from patients, visitors, and co-workers.