Clinic LPN

CommonSpirit Health•Bismarck, ND

About The Position

The Clinic LPN supports outpatient patient care by handling registration, payment collection, rooming, assisting providers with care and treatment, discharging patients, and follow-up. The role accompanies patients and their secondary guests throughout the visit to support clinical excellence, reduce treatment times, and improve the patient experience. The LPN rotates between front-office and back-office duties and performs a variety of clinical functions in a clinic setting, using available standards and resources, sound judgment, diplomacy, decision-making, and customer-service skills. The position acts as a patient advocate and maintains continuous contact with providers, patients, families and significant others, community agencies, patient-care staff, and management. The LPN welcomes patients and their guests, collects identification and payer documentation, registers patients, and collects point-of-service payments. Clinical tasks include obtaining and documenting vital signs and other patient data, conducting hearing and vision screenings, recording visit reasons, allergies, health history, and medications, and preparing patients for examinations and procedures. Under provider direction and delegation, the LPN may perform approved laboratory and diagnostic tests, prepare and administer designated medications, instill eye drops, and apply topical medications. The role also organizes, schedules, completes, and communicates referrals to patients.

Requirements

LPN degree.
License to practice professional nursing in North Dakota or a compact state.
Basic Life Support certification.

Nice To Haves

One year of clinic or hospital experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Register patients, collect identification and payer-related documentation, and perform point-of-service payment collection.
Welcome patients and their secondary guests, inquire about the visit, and provide professional and empathetic support throughout the patient experience.
Rotate between front-office and back-office duties in the outpatient management of patients.
Measure and record patient data, including temperature, pulse, oxygen saturation, respirations, blood pressure, height, weight, and, for indicated pediatric patients, length and head circumference.
Conduct hearing and vision screenings and communicate data and results to patients.
Document patient data, reason for visit, chief complaint, allergies, health history, and current medications in the medical record for provider review.
Complete applicable standard operating procedures to support patient comfort and clinic throughput.
Prepare patients for examinations and procedures and assist providers with patient care.
At the direction and delegation of the provider, perform approved laboratory and diagnostic tests; prepare and administer designated oral, subcutaneous, intradermal, and intramuscular medications; instill eye drops; and apply topical medications.
Organize, schedule, complete, and communicate primary care, specialist, and ancillary referrals to patients.
Act as a patient advocate and build trust, comfort, understanding, and relationships with patients and their guests.