Licensed Practical Nurse Urgent Care

Allina Health

1d • $24 - $33 • Onsite

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career. Key Position Details: $2,000 starting bonus available for eligible external talent 0.75 FTE (60 hours every two-week pay period) 8/12 combo hours, day/evening shifts Every other weekend Holiday hours vary Schedules will repeat every two weeks Urgent Care Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-8pm & Saturday and Sunday 9am-5pm This position is a mixture of days, evenings, weekends, and holidays. The employee will be scheduled at Savage and have one shift at the Apple Valley location (noted below), but at times will be expected to float to other Urgent Care locations if needed. The employee would need to be available on the days and hours of operation at the sites. Rotating, 2-week schedules: Week 1: Saturday 845a-515p, Sunday 845a-515p, Monday 1145a-815p, Thursday 1145a-815p, Friday 1145a-815p Week 2: Monday 745a-815p (Apple Valley), Tuesday 1145a-815p Meet our Care Team Members: Careers with Purpose-LPN Licensed Practical Nurse Job Description: The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Clinic provides support to providers in the delivery of timely, quality patient health care services in a clinic environment. Some duties may include collecting patient information and data, provide patient care, communicate with patient, and care team member. May work in a team supporting multiple providers. Individuals in this role will work in an outpatient clinic setting.

Requirements

• Associate's or Vocational degree from a Board of Nursing approved LPN program
• Licenses/Certifications Licensed Practical Nurse MN BON or Licensed Practical Nurse Wisconsin (if working in Wisconsin or interacting with Wisconsin patients remotely) May require both state licenses based on the services provided at the location hired
• Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below: ◦ Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association ◦ Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross ◦ Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire)

Nice To Haves

• Two years clinic LPN experience

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care support as delegated by Provider or RN
• Administers therapies including medications, scheduling follow up visits (and prior authorization) or other support unique to a specialty provider.
• Provides patient care pre/post encounter or procedure, preventative or other health information.
• RN. Collaborates with Provider and team on improving and managing quality goals.
• May start, monitor, and discontinue IVs (dependent on site needs and training).
• Rooms patients, manages patient flow and obtains adequate patient medical information/data.
• Performs rooming and accurately measures patients’ vital signs and other measurement/indicators as necessary and records in medical record.
• Coordinates communication of medical information and confirms information with patient when necessary and document per practice. policy and standards
• Assists patients, as necessary, to prepare for physician exam, including providing psycho-emotional support.
• Assists in the collection, labeling and processing specimens timely/accurately.
• Assists physician with procedures including preparation of medication as required/needed.
• Organizes patient flow so physician can move efficiently from one room to the next.
• Provides outbound calls to patients to follow up as directed which may include notifying patients of test results.
• Accurately and completely charts information in the patient medical record.
• May checkout and schedule follow up visits with provider or appropriate staff before patient leaves.
• Receives or initiates patient phone calls.
• Answers phones cordially and professionally in a timely manner.
• May confirm or reiterate patient symptom using patient's own words.
• Arranges for appropriate appointment or forward to RN or provider for review/recommendation.
• Documents all encounters and patient interactions accurately and completely in the electronic medical record.
• Processes physician orders.
• Performs any clinical functions within scope of license as ordered by physician.
• Responds promptly to patient needs and requests.
• Reviews patient charts before the visit to ensure that test results, therapy reports etc. are available.
• Provides appropriate instructions to patient as directed by physician.
• Cleans, prepares, organizes and re-stocks exam rooms.
• Cleans and ensures the proper maintenance occurs for all exam rooms and sterilize instruments as trained.
• Ensures that required teaching supplies are restocked and readily available.
• Stocks and supplies exam rooms according to standards and patient needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree