Advanced LPN

CommonSpirit Health; Nebraska City, Northern (NE, KY); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $4,800

Educational assistance up to $8,000

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health seeks an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide compassionate nursing care to residents under physician or RN direction.

You will assess resident needs, deliver essential care, document accurately, and support exam visits with the care team. A strong emphasis on patient comfort and clear communication is required.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited practical nursing program and licensed LPN in Nebraska.
• Strong documentation and patient care skills including phlebotomy when required.
• CPR/BLS certification preferred on hire.

Responsibilities

• Performs and directs patient care per clinic workflows and documentation.
• Support physician visits with accurate EMR documentation.
• Triage and prepare rooms; restock supplies; maintain sterility.
• Assist with exams, treatments, tests and phlebotomy as directed.
• Provide compassionate care and educate patients and families.

Education

Graduate of accredited practical nursing program

LPN license - NE

Tools

EMR systems

Phlebotomy equipment

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you will provide compassionate nursing care to our residents, under the direction of a physician or Registered Nurse.

Every day, you will assess resident needs and deliver essential physical or psychosocial care.

To be successful in this role, you will exhibit genuine compassion for patient well-being, an understanding of your critical role in ensuring their comfort, and the patience to explain procedures, answer questions, and maintain accurate documentation.

• Performs/directs patient care following established clinic workflows including, but not limited to admission interview, accurate documentation and timely patient flow.
• Accompanies the physician into the exam room or is connected remotely by audio for the patient visit documenting in the electronic medical record (EMR) all aspects of care to include chief complaint (CC), history of presenting illness (HPI), physician exam (PE) and patient plan as directed by the physician.
• Works directly with physician to ensure the patient visit is appropriately documented.
• Develops an understanding of physician practice patterns and key terms used by the physician to ensure efficient and accurate real time documentation of patient visit.
• Triage patient care to ensure priority is provided to patients in an emergency situation: prepare room for daily patient care; responsible for sterilization; restocks instruments; Cleans and resets rooms between patients; orders medications and supplies; helps orient new employees to clinic through explanation of procedure.
• Assists healthcare providers with exams, treatments, procedures and testing as directed. Willingness to ask provider questions, get clarification when needed and communicate concerns appropriately and timely. Performs phlebotomy, lab procedures, and communicates results to the patient as ordered by the provider. Notifies patients of lab and diagnostic test results under the direct supervision of the health care provider. Ensures appropriate consent are obtained prior to the above.

We are offering up to $4,800 as a Sign-on Bonus as well as up to $8,000 in Educational Assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

Job Requirements

Required

• Graduate of accredited school of practical nursing program, upon hire and
• Licensed Practical Nurse: NE, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Preferred

• 1 year related experience in a clinic, specialty clinic or acute hospital setting

Where You'll Work

CHI Health St. Mary’s has served Nebraska City and the surrounding areas since 1927. In the fall of 2014, St. Mary’s opened the doors of a brand-new, fully modernized facility. The new 110,000-square-foot campus is better equipped to meet the changing needs of our community with, among other benefits, an increased capacity for specialty clinics and an integrated primary care clinic. St. Mary’s encourages collaboration and care coordination among primary care physicians and medical specialists. This contributes to the high quality of care our patients have come to expect.