Clinic Nurse Walk-in Clinic Float

Sarah Bush Lincoln•Mattoon, IL

1d•$25 - $39

About The Position

Licensed Practical Nurses provide direct and indirect care support to providers serving Practice Management patients. The role includes clinical measurements and data collection, accurate documentation in patient records, and other patient- or office-related duties. The nurse functions as clinical support staff for providers and may be reassigned based on staffing levels and patient volumes. This is a float position that travels to multiple clinics as needed. The nurse must adapt to different clinic locations, practice specialties, patient populations ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics, and provider preferences. The role uses electronic medical records and paper charts.

Requirements

High school education.
Graduate of an accredited LPN program.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
BLS or CPR certification within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

Accept reassignment at management’s direction and discretion based on staffing levels and patient volumes.
Administer medications as directed by providers.
Assist providers with patient examinations, treatments, and procedures.
Clean and stock examination rooms and workspaces, maintaining supplies and following infection-control requirements.
Clean and sterilize equipment and instruments according to practice needs, regulations, and system policies.
Collect patient data, including height, weight, vital signs, and other measurements.
Document appropriate data and information clearly and accurately in patient records.
Keep providers informed of patient requests, needs, and observations relevant to assessment, care, and follow-up.
Document responses to patient history and screening questions for provider assessments and examinations.
Follow Universal Precautions during contact with patients, equipment, instruments, and specimens.
Document medication histories accurately.
Perform and document laboratory duties, including phlebotomy, specimen collection, and routine basic waived testing; coordinate reference-lab specimens, reports, and related documentation.
Perform general clerical duties, such as receiving and mailing patient test results, preparing charge tickets, transcribing data onto physical or referral forms, filing, and monitoring or ordering supplies.
Relay information between providers and clients, including patients, families, pharmacies, nursing homes, consultant office staff, insurers, and facilities.
At provider instruction, communicate provider advice, instructions, orders, and results, and document those communications accurately.
Route messages to providers as appropriate.
Schedule patients for diagnostic, therapeutic, referral, or additional office visits.
Travel to multiple clinics as needed and demonstrate competency across clinic locations, practice specialties, patient populations, and provider preferences.
Use the electronic medical record to its fullest clinical extent and switch between electronic-record clinics and paper-chart clinics.