Clinic Nurse - Infectious Disease SIGN-ON BONUS INCLUDED!

Sarah Bush Lincoln • Mattoon, IL

1d • $23 - $35

About The Position

Clinic Nurses are responsible for providing assistance to providers in the direct and indirect care of Practice Management patients. Performs patient or office related duties including but not limited to clinical measurements and data collection. Documents data and provider directed information clearly and accurately in patient records. Functions clinically as support staff to provider(s). Provides comprehensive nursing care to patients seen in the Infectious Disease Clinic, with dual support responsibilities in the Wound Care Center as needed. This role supports providers through clinical coordination, patient education, care management, and procedural assistance while ensuring evidence-based practice, patient safety, and regulatory compliance. Serves as a key clinical resource for complex infectious disease management, including long-term antibiotic therapy and wound-related infections, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes. Additional duties include but are not limited to: Provide nursing support in the Wound Care Center as assigned, including patient assessment and documentation; Assist with wound evaluations, dressing changes, debridement support, and application of advanced wound therapies per provider orders; Educate patients and caregivers on wound care, infection prevention, and treatment adherence; Monitor wounds for signs of infection or complications and communicate findings to the provider team; Support care coordination for wound-related supplies, referrals, and follow-up appointments.

Requirements

• High School (Required)
• BLS or CPR certification (within 90 days of hire) - Sarah Bush Lincoln
• Graduate of Accredited LPN Program - Sarah Bush Lincoln
• LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

Responsibilities

• Accepts reassignment, at the direction and discretion of management, as applicable to staffing levels and patient volumes
• Administers medication as directed by the provider.
• Assists providers with patient exams/ treatments/procedures.
• Cleans/stocks exam rooms/work spaces on an on-going basis to assure that there is an adequate supply. Performs all tasks related to stocking and cleaning in adherence to regulatory and system infection control policies/protocols. This includes responsibility for discarding outdated items and labeling multi-dose vials with date and initial opened and then discarding them per guidelines.
• Cleans and sterilizes equipment and instruments based on needs of the practice. Performs tasks and documents them in alignment with infection control regulations and system policies/protocols.
• Collects patient data including but not limited to heights, weights, vital signs and other measurements.
• Documents appropriate data/information. Keeps providers aware of patient requests, needs and observations made that could be of value to the provider's assessment, care and follow-up.
• Documents responses to patient history/screening questions for use by providers during assessments and examinations.
• Follows Universal Precautions at all times during contact with patients, equipment, instruments, and/or specimens.
• Performs and documents laboratory duties which may include phlebotomy, specimen collection and performance of routine basic waived testing. Handles and coordinates reference lab testing specimens/reports and corresponding reports/documentation.
• Performs general clerical duties, as required, such as receiving and mailing patient test results, preparing charge tickets, transcribing data to physical or referral forms, filing and monitoring or ordering supplies,
• Relays information between provider(s) and client(s), which may include but is not limited to communications with patients, families, pharmacies, nursing homes, consultancy office staff, insurers, and facilities. At provider's instruction, communicates provider advice, instructions, orders and results, as applicable, including accurate documentation.
• Routes messages to provider as appropriate.
• Schedules patients for diagnostic, therapeutic, referral or additional office visits.

Benefits

• Career development is available through continuing education and on-site training, so come grow with us!
• We are striving to be the employer of choice in the area.
• Employees reap the benefit of our work culture which is steeped in professional and personal development programs.
• We have developed a solid benefit package to help retain our employees, while providing them opportunities to grow their careers.
• We support on-site classroom learning programs and internet courses, and we have a generous tuition reimbursement program-- all designed to help staff achieve their goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees