Licensed Practical Nurse - LPN - Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

Sanford Health • Sioux Falls, SD

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About The Position

Sanford Health is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for its Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Clinic. The clinic offers opportunities to work across specialties including podiatry, foot and ankle, hand, and trauma. The role provides primary clinical support for a sports medicine surgeon and works within a fast-paced, close-knit team with opportunities for learning and growth.

The LPN participates in implementing and evaluating patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse, advanced practice provider, or physician. The nurse helps ensure patients’ health, comfort, and safety; documents medical histories; contributes to patient assessments; and administers ordered medications and treatments. The LPN also provides technical support to healthcare professionals and counsels patients and family members on prevention and treatment plans under a registered nurse’s direction. The position requires practice within the full scope of nursing expertise and use of age- and population-specific standards for the assigned clinical setting.

The schedule is 40 hours per week on 8-hour day shifts. Clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; there are no weekends, holidays, or on-call duties. Salary range is $21.75–$29.50. A sign-on bonus is available for eligible applicants.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited practical nursing program as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Hold an unencumbered Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license with a state nursing board and/or possess multi-state licensure privileges.
• Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.
• If the position requires IV therapy or management skills in North Dakota, graduate from a Board-approved AASPN program that includes IV therapy in the curriculum or complete an IV Therapy course approved by the North Dakota Board of Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Participate in implementing and evaluating patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse, advanced practice provider, or physician.
• Help ensure the health, comfort, and safety of patients.
• Document thorough medical histories from patients.
• Contribute to patient assessments.
• Administer medications or treatments as ordered.
• Provide technical support to healthcare professionals as needed.
• Counsel patients and family members on prevention and treatment plans under the direction of a registered nurse.
• Practice within the full scope of nursing expertise and use appropriate age- and population-specific standards for the assigned clinical setting.
• Provide primary clinical support for a sports medicine surgeon.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus available for eligible applicants.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed