LPN Clinic
About The Position
As a Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you help keep clinic operations running smoothly for patients and the clinical team. You proactively prepare patient charts and ensure information is complete and current. You manage care for multiple patients, adapt to physician availability, and collaborate with the clinical team to prioritize tasks and support seamless patient flow. You prepare patients for practitioner visits by rooming them, obtaining and recording vital signs and other relevant information, chaperoning and documenting examinations, and protecting patient privacy and comfort. You collect patient information in person and by telephone, screen and respond to patient needs, and provide mobility assistance when necessary. You perform or assist with patient care, diagnostic tests, and clinical procedures within your training, licensure scope, and established procedures. You follow standing orders and protocols for routine triage situations and refer complex, urgent, or emergent situations to an RN or provider. You also support patient and family education, including instructions for sample collection, tests, follow-up, and referrals.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of practical nursing approved by the Washington State Board of Nursing, upon hire.
- Licensed Practical Nurse license in Washington, upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (CPR), upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- One year of LPN work experience in a clinic setting.
- Two years of acute care LPN work experience.
Responsibilities
- Prepare patients for practitioner visits; room patients and obtain and record vital signs and other relevant information, including height, weight, drug allergies, current medications, and presenting problem.
- Chaperone and document patient examinations while ensuring privacy and comfort.
- Collect patient information through telephone and in-person contact; screen, communicate, and respond to patient needs appropriately.
- Provide patient mobility assistance as necessary.
- Manage patient flow and ensure sufficient time for patient and family education.
- Perform or assist with patient care, diagnostic tests, and clinical procedures within training, licensure scope, and established procedures.
- Follow triage standing orders and protocols for routine nursing situations; refer complex, urgent, or emergent situations to an RN or provider.
- Instruct patients in sample collection and other tests, and ensure patients or families understand follow-up and referral information.
- Proactively prepare patient charts and ensure information is obtained and up to date.
- Collaborate with the clinical team to prioritize tasks and support patient flow.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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