Licensed Practical Nurse, Clinic

About the Role

Provides care to patients under the direction of a registered nurse or physician, functioning within the scope of license.

Key Responsibilities

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

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech for 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 hear alarms, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

State of Work Location: Illinois

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

State of Work Location: 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

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible Payment Options (through DailyPay)
• Upfront Tuition Coverage (through FlexPath Funded)