LPN - Primary Care

Principle Responsibilities

• Provides patient care support as delegated by Provider or RN
• Administers therapies including medications, scheduling follow up visits (and prior authorization) or other support unique to a specialty provider
• Collaborates with Provider and team on improving and managing quality goals
• May start, monitor, and discontinue IVs (dependent on site needs and training)
• Rooms patients, manages patient flow and obtains adequate patient medical information/data
• Performs rooming and accurately measures patients’ vital signs and other measurement/indicators as necessary and records in medical record
• Carefully coordinates communication of medical information and confirms information with patient when necessary and document per practice policy and standards
• Aids patients, as necessary, to prepare for physician exam, including providing psycho-emotional support
• Aids in the collection, labeling and processing specimens timely/accurately
• Aids physician with procedures including preparation of medication as required/needed
• Organizes patient flow so physician can move efficiently from one room to the next
• Performs outbound calls to patients to follow up as directed which may include notifying patients of test results
• Accurately and completely charts information in the patient medical record
• May checkout and schedule follow up visits with provider or appropriate staff before patient leaves
• Answers phones cordially and professionally in a timely manner
• May confirm or reiterate patient symptom using patient's own words
• Documents all encounters and patient interactions accurately and completely in the electronic medical record
• Processes physician orders
• Responds promptly to patient needs and requests
• Reviews patient charts before the visit to ensure that test results, therapy reports etc. are available
• Provides appropriate instructions to patient as directed by physician
• Cleans, prepares, organizes and re-stocks exam rooms
• Cleans and ensures the proper maintenance occurs for all exam rooms and sterilize instruments as trained
• Safeguards required teaching supplies
• Stocks and supplies exam rooms according to standards and patient needs
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Associate's or Vocational degree from a Board of Nursing approved LPN program
• Two years clinic LPN experience
• Licensed Practical Nurse MN BON or Licensed Practical Nurse Wisconsin (if working in Wisconsin or interacting with Wisconsin patients remotely)
• May require both state licenses based on the services provided at the location hired
• Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below: Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire)

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred two years clinic LPN experience
• Preferred associate's or vocational degree from a Board of Nursing approved LPN program

Pay Range

$24.62 to $33.74 per hour

Shift, Weekend and/or Other Differentials

Shift, weekend and/or other differentials may be available to increase your pay rate for certain shifts or work.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support