LPN Clinic

CommonSpirit Health•Tacoma, WA

About The Position

As a Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you help keep the clinic running smoothly and efficiently for patients and the clinical team. You proactively prepare patient charts and ensure information is current. You manage care for multiple patients, adapt to practitioner availability, and collaborate with the clinical team to prioritize tasks and support seamless patient flow. The role calls for efficiency, a desire to help others, and empathy for patients. You prepare patients for practitioner visits by rooming them and obtaining and recording vital signs and other relevant information, including height, weight, drug allergies, current medications, and presenting problems. You chaperone and document exams while protecting patient privacy and comfort. You collect information through telephone and in-person contact, screen and respond to patient needs, and provide mobility assistance as needed. You perform or assist with patient care, diagnostic tests, and clinical procedures within your training and licensure scope. You follow standing orders and protocols for routine nursing situations and refer complex, urgent, or emergent situations to an RN or provider. You also instruct patients in sample collection and testing and confirm that patients or families understand follow-up and referral information.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of practical nursing approved by the Washington State Board of Nursing.
Washington State Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) - CPR.

Nice To Haves

One year of LPN work experience in a clinic setting or two years of acute care LPN work experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare patient charts proactively and ensure patient information is obtained and up to date.
Manage care for multiple patients, adapting to practitioner availability and coordinating with the clinical team to prioritize tasks and maintain patient flow.
Prepare patients for practitioner visits by rooming them and obtaining and recording vital signs and other appropriate information.
Chaperone and document patient exams 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.
Perform or assist with patient care, diagnostic tests, and clinical procedures within training and licensure scope and established procedures.
Follow triage standing orders and protocols for routine nursing situations, referring 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.
Allow adequate time for patient and family education while managing patient flow.