Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Hours: 40 hours per week
Schedule: Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 8:30 PM (four 10 hour shifts, including a 30 minute unpaid lunch)

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our healthcare team. The ideal candidate will have strong clinical skills, experience with medication administration, patient care, phlebotomy, and wound care, and the ability to work collaboratively with Registered Nurses and Advanced Practice Providers.

This position requires excellent clinical judgment, attention to detail, strong documentation skills, and a commitment to providing safe, high quality patient care.

Key Responsibilities

• Medication Administration: Safely administer medications in accordance with established medication rights, provider orders, and patient safety protocols.

• Medication Refills: Process and complete medication refills according to provider orders and established procedures.

• Direct Patient Care: Provide hands on nursing care based on individualized patient care plans, ensuring patients' physical and healthcare needs are met.

• Phlebotomy and Laboratory Testing: Perform point of care specimen collection, including blood draws, and assist with diagnostic testing.

• Injections and Vaccinations: Administer vaccines and intramuscular (IM) and subcutaneous (SubQ) medications in accordance with provider orders and scope of practice.

• Clinical Treatments: Perform routine nursing procedures, including wound care, enema administration, topical medication application, colostomy care, and surgical preparation.

• Patient Monitoring: Observe, assess, and report changes in patient conditions, treatment responses, and outcomes to Registered Nurses and Advanced Practice Providers.

• Emergency Response: Recognize signs of physiological distress and provide appropriate emergency interventions in accordance with Basic Life Support (BLS) standards and LPN scope of practice.

• Electronic Health Records: Maintain accurate, timely, and complete documentation of patient encounters, medication administration, treatments, and care provided within an electronic health record (EHR) system.

• Team Collaboration: Work closely with nursing staff, physicians, and other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated, effective patient care.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Current, active, and unrestricted Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in the state of practice.

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

• Previous hands on nursing experience in a clinical or healthcare setting.

• Demonstrated proficiency in medication administration, medication refill procedures, and patient safety protocols.

• Experience performing phlebotomy, specimen collection, injections, and vaccinations.

• Experience with wound care, colostomy care, and routine nursing treatments.

• Ability to recognize and respond appropriately to medical emergencies.

• Proficiency with electronic health records and clinical documentation.

• Strong communication, organizational, and patient care skills.

• Ability to work independently within scope of practice while collaborating effectively with the healthcare team.