Licensed Practical Nurse
About The Position
Riggs Community Health Center is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide care to a diverse population in Lafayette, Indiana, and surrounding areas. The LPN works closely with established healthcare providers, including on-site behavioral health specialists, in a small outpatient clinic setting. The clinic provides integrated health services, wellness, and education to underserved community members. The role supports patient-centered care and includes preparing patients for examinations, assisting with treatment and education, maintaining clinical records and supplies, and supporting clinic operations. The stated schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., for 40 hours per week, with no call and no weekends.
Responsibilities
- Prepare patients for examination by greeting them and reviewing symptoms, treatment, and past health and medical history.
- Take blood pressure, weight, height, temperature, peak flow, and other measurements or vital signs as appropriate for the health assessment.
- Perform vision and hearing screenings and spirometry when appropriate.
- Assist with care, including treatment, teaching, and counseling.
- Assist with patient scheduling and encounter forms.
- Answer and triage telephone calls and callbacks as instructed by a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician.
- Clean and stock examination rooms and maintain the room-cleaning schedule.
- Set up for, assist with, and clean up after special procedures.
- Maintain clinical records and logs for the clinical area.
- Maintain inventory of medical and office supplies for the clinical area.
- File charts, lab reports, patient forms, and information in medical records.
- Request medical records from other healthcare providers.
- Assist with chart flow and medical records at Riggs Community Health Center and for other providers.
- Assist with planning and implementing programs for patients and families to raise awareness of relevant medical conditions, decrease risk behaviors, and increase responsibility for self-care.
- Attend and participate in staff in-service education, quality assurance, and risk-management programs.
- Relieve or substitute for staff in other clinical areas or clerical roles as needed for clinic operations.
Benefits
- Experience-based salary
- Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance with incentives
- Up to $700 in employer-paid HSA contributions
- High-cost prescription assistance
- $0 surgery benefit
- Free medical imaging
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Three weeks of PTO
- Ten paid holidays
- Education reimbursement
- Bonus
- 401(k)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
