Compassionate Medical Office LPN – Full-Time, On-Site

Southern Ohio Medical Center; Portsmouth (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Quarterly market analysis

Bonus eligibility

403(b) retirement plan

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Earned Wage Access

Job summary

Southern Ohio Medical Center's Portsmouth Family Health Center is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for a full-time, on-site role in Portsmouth, Ohio. The LPN will support providers with examinations, document medical history, manage medications, and coordinate patient care under supervision.

Responsibilities include vital signs, e-prescriptions, patient education, scheduling, and ensuring supplies and infection control standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing required.
• Licensed to practice as an LPN (state) required; BLS within 90 days of hire.
• One to three months experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists the provider with patient examinations, procedures, venipuncture, and other diagnostic testing.
• Collects and documents patient vitals, chief complaints, pain assessment, past medical, family and social histories.
• Performs and maintains other LPN duties as related to physician office operations.
• Conducts monthly inspections of all supplies and medications for expiration dates and disposal per policy.
• Ensures clinical supplies are properly stocked.
• Reviews charts for next day's appointments.
• Logs and updates medication lists for patients.
• Assists with answering phones, scheduling appointments and scanning.
• May be asked to provide coverage in other areas of the Foundation offices.
• Manages patient care in collaboration with health care team to meet patient needs.
• Pre-cleans, decontaminates and transports contaminated instruments per policy.
• Cross trains to perform Medical Office Assistant duties.
• Follows vaccine and medication management policy.
• Performs document import daily.
• Reviews and handles ERX requests and failed/electronic prescriptions.
• Contacts insurance companies to obtain necessary authorizations/pre-certs.
• Disinfection per IFU; ensure scopes/probes cleaned, disinfected, stored.
• Follows medical record documentation per policy.
• Assists provider in navigating medical records.
• Present during clinical service and documents on behalf of the provider.
• Daily AED check off; weekly equipment check-off; monthly eye wash check.
• Ensures patient care areas are cleaned after each visit.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Medical terminology

Phone communication

Documentation

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing

Job description

Southern Ohio Medical Center's Portsmouth Family Health Center is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for a full-time, on-site role in Portsmouth, Ohio. The LPN will support providers with examinations, document medical history, manage medications, and coordinate patient care under supervision.

Responsibilities include vital signs, e-prescriptions, patient education, scheduling, and ensuring supplies and infection control standards.