Licensed Practical Nurse - Clinic

More than just a job, it’s a vocation.

Worker Type: Regular

Job Overview:

This role involves providing patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician, while adhering to the limits of your professional license.

Key Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY DUTIES

• Assist in evaluating patients and ensure their overall well-being.
• Administer medications and monitor patients for any adverse reactions to treatments.
• Conduct laboratory tests and provide therapeutic services.
• Inform patients and their families about treatment plans, including self-care after discharge, holistic health needs, available resources, and follow-up care.
• Document the healthcare provider's interactions with patients, including diagnoses, symptoms, discharge instructions, and prescriptions as directed.
• Transcribe patient orders for laboratory tests, radiology, and medications. Ensure patient charts are updated with results from labs, x-rays, or other assessments, and monitor the availability of data to support treatment decisions.
• Record consultations or discussions with family members and/or the patient’s private physician or on-call physician.
• Maintain a state of alertness and operate safely at all times.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program or possess equivalent educational qualifications for licensing.

EXPERIENCE

• No prior experience is necessary.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Regularly use speech for effective oral communication.
• Consistently stand and walk.
• Frequently lift, carry, and push/pull items weighing up to 25 lbs.
• Regularly sit, reach, and engage in data entry.
• Frequently utilize vision for both near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) distances, as well as to identify and differentiate colors.
• Regularly use smell to recognize odors.
• Frequently rely on hearing to receive verbal communication and detect body sounds or alarms.
• Occasionally lift, carry, and push/pull objects weighing between 25-50 lbs.
• Occasionally assist in lifting or moving patients.
• Occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, squat, twist, grip, and perform repetitive movements with legs and arms.
• Occasionally drive.
• Rarely crawl or run.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED

For Illinois:

• Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

For Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin:

• Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Nurse Licensure issued by Compact State

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States)

Job Type: Employee

Department: West FM

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Benefits:

Our organization values its outstanding employees and offers a comprehensive benefits package tailored to meet their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: Eligible team members receive one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

• Flexible Payment Options: Our voluntary benefit through DailyPay allows eligible hourly employees instant access to their earned but unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage: We provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.