Licensed Practical Nurse (Clinic)

Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association; Carthage (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association in Carthage, MO seeks a Practice Nurse (LPN) to deliver compassionate, direct patient care in a busy clinical setting. You will assess patients, take vital signs, administer injections and provide wound care.

Documentation in the EHR is essential, plus assisting providers during exams while upholding infection control and patient safety standards in a patient-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Current LPN licensure.
• Strong clinical assessment and nursing skills (vital signs, injections, wound care).
• Effective patient education and communication.
• Ability to support providers during clinical exams/procedures.
• Accurate EHR documentation and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of infection control and patient safety practices.
• Compassionate, collaborative, mission-driven approach to patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, direct patient care in a busy clinical setting. Perform patient assessments and collect vital signs, administer injections, and deliver wound care.
• Assist providers during exams and procedures, ensure adherence to infection control and safety standards, and maintain a clean, patient-focused environment.
• Accurately document all care and observations in the EHR to support continuity and quality of care.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Vital signs

Injections

Wound care

Patient education

Communication

EHR documentation

Infection control

Patient safety

Team collaboration

Education

Current LPN licensure

Job description

Practice Nurse (LPN)

Provide compassionate, direct patient care in a busy clinical setting. Perform patient assessments and collect vital signs, administer injections, and deliver wound care. Educate patients to support informed self-care and healthy outcomes.

Assist providers during exams and procedures, ensure adherence to infection control and safety standards, and maintain a clean, patient-focused environment.

Accurately document all care and observations in the EHR to support continuity and quality of care.

Key Qualifications & Skills

• Current LPN licensure
• Strong clinical assessment and nursing skills (vital signs, injections, wound care)
• Effective patient education and communication
• Ability to support providers during clinical exams/procedures
• Accurate EHR documentation and attention to detail
• Knowledge of infection control and patient safety practices
• Compassionate, collaborative, mission-driven approach to patient care