Licensed Practical Nurse, Student Wellness

University of Chicago•Hyde Park, IL

About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse provides nursing care under direct supervision at Student Wellness, which offers primary and acute healthcare and routine medical services to eligible students and their dependents. The role includes assessing patient condition, taking vital signs, performing specific laboratory tests, and providing advanced clinical support and coordination. The position has primary responsibility for immunization services, allergy injections, medical student health requirements, and clinical compliance activities. It serves as a clinical resource and supports the coordination, implementation, documentation, and monitoring of student health requirements.

Requirements

Vocational training, an apprenticeship, or equivalent experience in a related field.
Five to seven years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Knowledge of patient-care fundamentals, including aseptic principles and techniques.
Ability to provide direct patient care professionally and respectfully.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to read documents or instruments.
Ability to perform multiple concurrent tasks with occasional interruptions.
Ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality when handling sensitive situations.
Ability to solve problems using math or reasoning principles.
Ability to sit or stand for four or more hours and use computers extensively for four or more hours.
Ability to assist patients transferring between chairs, wheelchairs, exam tables, and gurneys while following current lifting procedures.
Ability to work with potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens and infectious material and communicable diseases.
Completion of required annual TB control training and/or other health screenings.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an ambulatory or hospital-based care setting.
Active LPN license in the State of Illinois.
CPR certification.
Computer skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Office and ability to type and enter patient information in the electronic medical record.

Responsibilities

Serve as a clinical resource for medical student immunization and health compliance requirements.
Review medical student immunization records, laboratory titers, tuberculosis/QuantiFERON testing, vaccine documentation, and other required health records for completeness and compliance.
Coordinate and perform mask fit testing for medical students according to established requirements and clinical procedures.
Assess patient condition before and after treatments and procedures.
Perform and document vital signs.
Perform EKGs, aerosol nebulization, basic visual acuity tests, and ear and eye irrigations.
Administer medications orally, intradermally, subcutaneously, and intramuscularly in accordance with state scope-of-practice laws.
Examine, clean, and dress wounds, bites, and burns; remove sutures.
Apply elastic bandages, arm slings, knee immobilizers, and finger splints.
Educate and fit patients for orthopedic assistive devices, immobilizers, splints, and/or crutches, and teach crutch usage.
Assist patients moving from carts or wheelchairs to exam tables or other departments.
Monitor supply levels and temperatures and store newly delivered supplies.
Schedule patient appointments.
Prepare patients, equipment, and supplies for procedures and provide assistance as needed.
Obtain and record patient data in medical records, noting significant changes in patient condition.
Collect and deliver patient specimens and conduct routine tests on them.
Perform other related work as needed.