Outpatient LPN, Primary Care

Ohio Health•Ashland, OH

54d•Onsite

About The Position

We are more than a health system. We are a belief system. We believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and achieve more - in our careers and in our communities. Job Description Summary: Sign-on Bonus Eligible: Up to $7,500! Schedule: Monday - Friday, no weekends and no holidays 7:30am - 5:00pm Join our Mansfield Primary Care team and play a meaningful role in supporting patient care across a fast-paced, community-focused practice. As an LPN, you'll partner closely with Providers, Nurse Practitioners and a tight-knit clinical support team to ensure every patient who walks through our doors receives compassionate, efficient, and high-quality care. This practice sees a variety of needs each day ranging from phone triage, rooming, injections, point-of-care testing, vitals, refill requests, and routine clinical support; giving you the opportunity to use your full skill set and grow your experience in an environment that truly values its nurses. You'll work in a supporting a well-established patient population and a team that genuinely enjoys working together. Providers here are engaged, accessible, and invested in creating a respectful, uplifting environment where your voice matters. The workflow is built to support efficiency while still giving space for meaningful patient connection and allows for a balance that many nurses appreciate when transitioning into ambulatory care. If you're looking for a role that offers stability, collaboration, and the chance to make a real impact in the lives of patients in the Mansfield community, this position is a great fit! We welcome LPNs with strong clinical judgment, excellent communication skills, and a passion for delivering patient-centered care. Come grow with a team that will support you, challenge you, and celebrate the work you do every day! This position provides nursing care to patients and families along the health illness continuum in diverse health care settings while collaborating with the health care team. The LPN is accountable for the practice of nursing as defined by the Ohio Board of Nursing. The LPN delegates nursing tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) using the criteria written in the Ohio Nurse Practice Act. This position serves as a resource for other associates. May communicate instructions, do minor scheduling, and inspect work. Does not hire, fire, discipline, promote, demote, transfer, or appraise, but may be consulted by higher management in these areas. This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

High School or GED (Required)
BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association
LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - National Council of State Boards of Nursing

Responsibilities

Performs initial, ongoing and functional health status assessment as applicable to the population and/or individual.
Collects and documents initial and ongoing subjective and objective data from patients, significant others, and communities.
Reviews data obtained by other members of health care team and incorporates into assessment.
Identifies and communicates assessment findings, both initial and ongoing, to appropriate people via referrals, rounds, huddles, reports and care conference, etc.
Uses assessment data to identify pertinent nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems.
Collaborates assessment findings with providers and members of healthcare team as appropriate.
Uses scientific knowledge, Critical thinking skills, technical skills, and effective interpersonal and teaching skills to provide nursing care.
Based on nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems, documents planned nursing interventions to achieve outcomes appropriate to patient needs including: age, size, and development stage.
Initiates and/or coordinates care plans and individualizes critical paths/medical management plans.
Promotes cost effective care by minimizing fragmentation, maximizing coordination and facilitating patient/family through the health care system.
Accountable for quality improvement and clinical outcomes and any other duties assigned.
Carries out and documents interventions to assist patient/community to achieve expected outcomes.
Uses scientific knowledge, critical thinking, technical skills, and effective interpersonal skills to provide direct patient care as needed.
Evaluates and documents response to nursing interventions and achievement of outcomes at appropriately determined intervals; as part of a multidisciplinary team, revises plan of care based on evaluative data.
Delegates tasks in accordance with specific criteria and state statutes.
Reviews work performed by those to whom it is delegated.
Coordinates continuity of care as indicated by patient/family/community needs and resources along health/wellness continuum in collaboration with other members of the health care team.
Participates in development of self, peers and others, e.g. MAs, nursing students.
Coaches other employees and provides feedback to others, as appropriate.
Actively participates in process improvement activities to achieve targeted measures of clinical quality, customer satisfaction, and financial performance.
Acts as patient advocate.
Participates and shares information from committees, research and self-development programs.
Communicates and participates appropriately in staff meetings, and collaborates with providers.
Manages resources including personnel, supplies and equipment to maintain a safe and efficient environment.