Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 69th and Cliff Clinic

Avera•Sioux Falls, SD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides professional nursing care under the direction of a provider at Avera 69th & Cliff Clinic. The position delivers general patient care, administers prescribed medications and treatments, coordinates clinic care activities, and supports providers during procedures, examinations, treatments, and testing. It also helps maintain patient flow, communicates with patients and families, and keeps clinic rooms and testing processes ready and organized. The role requires the ability to perform essential job functions satisfactorily, including adequate visual acuity and effective communication and hearing. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities when they do not cause undue hardship to the employer. The employee is expected to uphold Avera’s mission, vision, values, and social principles; maintain confidentiality; work effectively with teammates; and comply with applicable safety laws, regulations, and standards.

Requirements

Active Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in the state of practice, required upon hire.
Ability to work the specified hours.
Ability to perform each essential job function satisfactorily, including adequate visual acuity and the ability to communicate effectively, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
Commitment to Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and work effectively in a team environment.
Compliance with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards.

Responsibilities

Provide general nursing care to patients.
Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
Coordinate patient care activities for the clinic.
Prepare equipment and assist the provider during procedures, treatments, examinations, and testing.
Observe, record, and report patient conditions and reactions to drugs and treatments to the provider.
Oversee appointment scheduling, give preference to patients in emergency situations, and maintain timely patient flow.
Greet patients and prepare them for physical examinations.
Screen patients by obtaining health histories and taking vital signs; document information in patient charts.
Instruct patients in the collection of samples and tests.
Respond to patient phone calls in a timely manner, with appropriate input from the physician.
Educate patients and families about diagnostic processes, medications, nutrition, and health and wellness maintenance.
Suggest solutions to patient-care crises and complaints.
Maintain clean examination rooms with necessary supplies and materials, and prepare lists of needed medical supplies.
Label pathology specimens according to laboratory protocol when needed.
Perform quality control and maintain records for laboratory testing.
Apply Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles in daily work; promote compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
Maintain confidentiality and coordinate workflow effectively with team members.
Comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards, including CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA requirements.