LPN-Clinic

WVU Medicine•Fairview Heights, IL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides nursing support to physicians and direct nursing care to patients in an outpatient medical office setting. Serves as the primary medical contact for screening patients and works closely with providers, registered nurses, and office assistants to facilitate clinic visits. The position is based at SRMC Fairview Clinic in Summersville, West Virginia, and is scheduled for 36 hours per week on the day shift.

Requirements

Hold a current Licensed Practical Nurse license issued by the state where services are provided, or a current multistate LPN license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
Meet the role’s physical demands, including daily lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning, standing, walking, and carrying patients, materials, or equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.

Responsibilities

Provide direct nursing care to patients in an outpatient medical office setting, using standards of care and practice to guide delivery.
Safely administer ordered intramuscular, subcutaneous, and oral medications.
Consult with a provider or registered nurse for guidance and obtain instruction and supervision as necessary when implementing nursing techniques or practices.
Perform designated therapeutic procedures as needed.
Observe, record, and promptly report patient concerns, symptoms, reactions, and progress to the provider.
Assist providers and the registered nurse with examinations and procedures as assigned.
Use supplies cost-effectively to help contain patient costs.
Provide emotional support to patients and/or families.
Participate in problem solving and decision making in the outpatient unit, helping ensure staffing and patient needs are met.
Obtain medical information; measure height, weight, blood pressure, and vital signs; screen for the chief complaint and pertinent health data; record findings in the medical record and communicate them to the physician.
Coordinate with the office assistant and physician to facilitate clinic visits, ensure charts are available, escort patients to and from exam rooms, and assist with scheduling when necessary.