LPN IV Certified Clinic - Physical Medicine & Rehab

Mosaic Life Care•Saint Joseph, MO

About The Position

The Clinic LPN works under the supervision of leadership and administers quality patient care according to established standards. The LPN may delegate tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel and may be required to work in other areas according to staff skills and patient acuity. The role is for the Physical Medicine & Rehab clinic. The LPN prepares patients for provider examinations and treatment, delivers general nursing care, administers prescribed medications and treatments, assists with procedures, and maintains equipment. The role also includes patient and family teaching, monitoring patient scheduling and inquiries, maintaining timely patient flow, observing and reporting patient conditions, and arranging referrals or testing at other facilities or specialty care. Travel between system facilities and off-site locations may be required.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited practical nursing program or military equivalent.
Required state LPN license, or compact state licensure as applicable to the designated work location, upon hire.
IV certification required within one year.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days.
Valid in-state driver's license required upon hire if operating a motor vehicle for business purposes.
Must be able to travel between various system facilities and off-site locations as needed.
Fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination, ability to walk, speak clearly, hear, answer phones, and perform data entry.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing and interact professionally with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers.
Ability to move, kneel, crouch, stoop, reach, stand, push, pull, and lift, and to follow good body mechanics.
Ability to collect and evaluate information about patients' conditions and visually inspect patients.
Problem-solving, adaptability, data interpretation, calculation, comprehension, explanation, assessment, evaluation, and short- and long-term memory abilities.
Visual, hearing, feeling, and smell sensory abilities.
May be exposed to needle sticks, cuts, back injury, body fluids, blood, punctures, scratches, combative patients, radiation, blood products, road and weather hazards while driving, and infection or disease.

Responsibilities

Greet and prepare patients for provider examinations and treatment.
Perform general nursing care for patients.
Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
Assist providers with procedures and properly maintain equipment before and after procedures.
Teach patients and families to help achieve desired patient outcomes.
Monitor patient scheduling, answer patient inquiries, and maintain timely patient flow.
Observe, record, and report patient conditions to the provider.
Arrange referrals and testing at other facilities or specialty care.
Travel between system facilities and off-site locations as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.