LPN-Clinic

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

• Contributes to the assessment of patients and ensures the well-being of patients.
• Administers medications and observes patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments.
• Performs laboratory tests and therapeutic services.
• Educates patients/families about disease treatment plans including self-care post-discharge, holistic health needs, available resources, and follow-up care.
• Documents the provider's encounter with patients, including proper diagnoses, symptoms, discharge/follow-up instructions, and prescriptions.
• Transcribes patient orders, including laboratory tests, radiology tests, and medications.
• Completes patient's charts by transcribing results of any labs, x-rays, or other evaluations.
• Continuously checks the progress of data availability for orders to ensure the patient's workup is complete for the provider to make treatment decisions.
• Transcribes consultations or discussions with family and/or the patient's private physician or the on-call physician.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds, and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Education and Certification

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.
• No experience required.
• Required Professional License and/or Certifications:
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

Work Location

State of Work Location: Illinois and Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin.

Shift

Day Shift (United States of America).

Job Type

Employee.

Department

6290000011 SMJC NEUROLOGY PBB.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40.

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay for eligible hourly team members.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

Company Information

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.