Licensed Practical Nurse

Urgent Team Walk-in Urgent Care•Batesville, MS

7h•Onsite

About The Position

Baptist Urgent Care is seeking dedicated and compassionate Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to join their team in Batesville, MS. The LPN will be responsible for greeting patients, activating patient files, and providing essential support to both patients and medical staff. Baptist Urgent Care operates nine locations across Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas, and is an affiliate of Urgent Team, one of the largest independent operators of urgent and family care centers in the Southeast. The Urgent Team Family of Centers delivers quality and affordable family healthcare through more than 80 locations under eight distinct brands. Baptist Urgent Care's convenient, walk-in centers offer a comprehensive range of healthcare services, including treatments for injuries and illnesses, occupational health, and wellness care. These centers are open seven days a week and hold the Accredited Care Centers designation from the Urgent Care Association, recognizing their commitment to safety, quality, and broad scope of services.

Requirements

A degree from an accredited school of practical nursing is required
Must be licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse in accordance with state regulations

Nice To Haves

Experience in a hospital or clinic setting is preferred

Responsibilities

Greeting patients and preparing them for examination or procedure.
Recording health history of patient and noting abnormal conditions for physician.
Instructing patients on collection of any necessary samples and tests.
Obtaining vital signs and escorting patients to rooms.
Assisting with the preparation of supplies and equipment and aiding the physician or mid-level practitioner during treatment, examination, and testing of patients.
Giving injections, administering prescribed medications as directed by physician and in accordance with nursing standards.
Observing, recording, and reporting patient’s condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to physicians.
Ensuring that patient chart entries are made accurately and in a timely matter and forwarding charts as appropriate.
Maintaining patient files, records, and other information.
Assisting with scheduling of tests and treatments.
Arranging referrals to a specialist and obtaining pre-authorizations when directed to by the provider.
Collecting, documenting, and delivering lab specimens and obtaining lab test results and other reports.
Notifying patients of test results and follow-up appointments.
Cleaning and restocking exam/treatment rooms between procedures.
Following clinic policies for infection control in handling and disposing of infectious/hazardous waste materials.
Instructing patient and family regarding medications and treatment and discharge instructions.
Assisting the provider with physical exams and in preparing for physicals.
Contacting pharmacy to order prescriptions and notifying patients.
Keeping an accurate and up to date inventory of medications and monitoring controlled substances.
Controlling inventory and monitoring the use of supplies.
Maintaining up to date stock and monitoring and maintaining medical equipment.
Responding to and screening telephone calls for referral to nurse or physician; triaging patients to ensure productive departmental flow.