LPN (Internal Medicine)

Avance Care; Lincolnton (NC); Sur place; USD 42 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Comprehensive benefits

Weekday shifts

No weekends

Résumé du poste

Avance Care in North Carolina is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse to support physicians and patients by delivering high-quality clinical care and friendly customer service. The role emphasizes phone triage, charting vital signs, and assisting with exams in a busy, patient-centered clinic.

You will maintain confidentiality, manage room preparation, and help with vaccinations and a range of procedures. A valid LPN license and a high school diploma are required, with BLS preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited practical nursing program and hold an active LPN license.

Responsabilités

• Maintain confidentiality of patient information per HIPAA laws.
• Escort patients to/from exam rooms and physician offices.
• Triage patients and record vital signs and basic data.
• Assist physicians with exams and procedures (e.g., injections, dressings, EKGs).
• Administer medications and vaccines as directed.
• Prepare and stock treatment rooms; maintain disinfection protocols.

Connaissances

Verbal & written communication

Team player

Computer skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Multitasking

Medication knowledge

Vaccination knowledge

Confidentiality

Formation

Graduate of accredited practical nursing program

LPN licensure

High School Diploma or GED

Description du poste

Overview

Join Our Growing Network at Avance Care!

Avance Care is expanding, with 34 practice locations across the Triangle Area (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill), the Charlotte Region, and Wilmington, NC. We are dedicated to elevating the standard of healthcare by providing comprehensive, patient-centered services that support the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of our patients.

As a Licensed Practical Nurse, you’ll assist in facilitating the flow of the office by acting as a liaison between the physicians and patients by working directly with the providers to provide high quality customer service and clinical care.

• This is a full-time role involving weekday shifts and no weekends!
• The position primarily will handle phone triaging, but we are looking for an adaptable team playerwho is willing to contribute wherever needed.
• Our clinic operates in abusy, fast-paced environment, and we seek a candidate who thrives under such conditions.
• We offer acomprehensive benefits package available on the first of the month following 30 days of employment.

Selected Responsibilities:

• Maintain confidentiality of patient information per HIPAA laws
• Escort patients to and from exam rooms, physician offices and treatment rooms
• Triage patients as necessary
• Record patient data prior to each physician’s visit, including but not limited to, vital signs, (temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiration), height, weight, head circumference, allergies, and medication changes
• Obtain necessary patient records as required by physician and verify consent prior to treatment or procedures
• Assist physicians with exams and a wide variety of procedures, including but not limited to injections, dermatologic procedures, pelvic exams, EKG’s, eye exams, managing dressings, POC lab tests, and performing x-rays (training provided)
• Administers medications orally, vaginally, and rectally, subcutaneously, intramuscularly, and intradermally. Administering prescribed drops to the nose, eye, and ear, applying antibiotic ointments to the inside of the lower eyelid
• Prepare and stock exam/treatment rooms and order supplies as needed
• Maintain proper disinfection protocols
• Schedule patient tests, procedures, and follow-up appointments
• Complete prior authorizations for medications and diagnostic imaging
• Complete all forms used by the provider, including but not limited to, growth charts, MPE, pap forms, cytology-pathology forms, etc.
• Phone in prescriptions and distribute proper medications as ordered by the provider
• Administer vaccines and injections
• Other duties as necessary (ECGs, peak flow, spirometry, POC testing such as strep, COVID, flu, RSV, and HCG…)

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED, required
• Graduate of accredited practical nursing program, required
• Current LPN licensure in good standing, required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, preferred

Other Priorities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Strong computer skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Team player
• Efficient time management and workload prioritization
• Strong multitasking skills
• Medication knowledge
• Vaccination knowledge

Join us and be part of a dedicated, patient-focused team that makes a difference every day!Avance Care provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to religion, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, alienage or citizenship status, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran, or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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