LPN Clinic
About the role
As our Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you’ll keep the day running smoothly and efficiently for patients and the clinical team. You’ll lead proactive preparation of patient charts, manage care for multiple patients, adapt to physician availability, and collaborate with the clinical team to prioritize tasks and ensure seamless patient flow throughout the clinic. Success in this role comes from enthusiasm to help others, efficiency, and empathy for patients.
Responsibilities
- Prepare patients for visits by obtaining vital signs, documenting medical histories, updating patient records, coordinating patient flow, and ensuring patient comfort, privacy, and education.
- Provide direct patient care within LPN scope of practice, including triage, diagnostic testing, specimen collection, venipuncture, wound care, catheter care, splint application, and assisting with clinical procedures.
- Administer medications, vaccines, IV therapies, and other prescribed treatments while monitoring medication inventory, controlled substances, and patient responses in accordance with established protocols.
- Perform point‑of‑care testing, EKGs, spirometry, and other clinical assessments, accurately documenting results and maintaining compliance with quality and safety standards.
- Maintain complete and accurate electronic medical records, process prescription refills, respond to patient calls, communicate lab results, and carry out provider orders using approved protocols.
- Maintain exam rooms, instruments, equipment, and clinical supplies by cleaning, sterilizing, stocking, and preparing procedure areas while supporting providers and ensuring compliance with infection prevention and safety standards.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of practical nursing approved by the Washington State Board of Nursing (required upon hire).
- Licensed Practical Nurse (WA) – required upon hire.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR) certification – required upon hire.
- Preferred: One year of LPN work experience in a clinic setting or two years of acute‑care LPN work experience.
Where You’ll Work
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has a rich history of providing exceptional healthcare since 1891. Through strategic partnerships and integrations, the organization now serves the Puget Sound area with a network of 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites. The mission is to heal the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—by delivering a full spectrum of health‑care services, from routine wellness to complex disease management, grounded in research and education. Employees join a collaborative team that offers top‑quality, professional healthcare in modern, well‑equipped facilities.
Pay
$28.55 – $48.43 per hour