LPN IV Clinic - Surgical Associate

Mosaic Life Care; Saint Joseph (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Mosaic Life Care is seeking a Clinic LPN to work under leadership and provide quality patient care at our Missouri clinic. The role may involve delegating tasks to unlicensed staff and supporting other areas as needed based on patient acuity.

You will perform nursing duties, assist with procedures, teach patients, coordinate scheduling, and report patient conditions to providers, ensuring timely flow and high standards of care.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited practical nursing program or military equivalent.
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with State Licensure.
• IV Certification, BLS within required timeframes; Driver's license if driving for business; CWCN if MV Wound Care clinic work.

Responsibilities

• Greets and prepares patients for examination and treatment; provides general nursing care.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments per nursing standards.
• Assists providers with procedures and maintains equipment before/after procedures.
• Engages in patient/family teaching to improve outcomes.
• Monitors scheduling, answers inquiries, and maintains timely patient flow.
• Observes, documents, and reports patient condition to provider.
• Arranges referral testing at other facilities or specialty care.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Fine motor skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Practical nursing degree or military equivalent

Job description

Job Description

The Clinic LPN works under the supervision of leadership. Clinic LPN administers quality patient care according to established standards. Clinic LPN may delegate tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel. May be required to work in other areas according to skill of staff and acuity of patients.

Job Description

The Clinic LPN works under the supervision of leadership. Clinic LPN administers quality patient care according to established standards. Clinic LPN may delegate tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel. May be required to work in other areas according to skill of staff and acuity of patients.

Responsibilities

• Greets and prepares patient for provider examination and treatment. Performs general nursing care to patients.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
• Assists provider with procedures and properly maintains equipment before and after procedures.
• Engages in patient/family teaching to achieve the desired patient outcome.
• Monitors the scheduling of patients, answers patient inquiries, and maintains timely flow of patients.
• Observes, records, and reports patient’s condition to provider.
• Arranges for patient referral testing at other facilities or specialty care.
• Other duties as assigned

Education

• Graduate of an accredited practical nursing program, or military equivalent. - Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - State Licensure - State Licensure/Or Compact State Licensure in state, depending upon designated work location - Required Upon Hire
• IV Certification - IV certified - Required within 1 Year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Required within 90 Days
• Driver's License - Valid In State - If operating a motor vehicle for business purposes. - Required Upon Hire
• Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN) - if working in the MV Wound Care clinic - Required within 1 Year of Hire

Travel Requirements

• Must be able to travel between various system facilities and off-site locations as needed. - Required

Skills and Abilities

Essential Technical/Motor Skills

• Fine motor skills required, eye\hand coordination, walk, ability to speak clearly, hear answer phone, data entry.

Interpersonal Skills

• Displays a friendly, positive attitude and communicates with patients, families, physicians and co-workers in a professional manner.
• Ability to communicate in verbally and written.

Essential Physical Requirements

• Must move, kneel, crouch, stoop, reach, stand, push, pull, and lift.
• Must follow good body mechanics.

Essential Mental Abilities

• Ability to collect thorough information regarding patient's condition and evaluate effects of care; must be able to visually inspect patient's condition.
• Problem solve, manipulate numbers, adaptability, interpret data, calculate, comprehend, understand, explain, assess, evaluate short term and long term memory.

Essential Sensory Requirements

• Visual, hearing, feeling, smell.

Exposure to Hazards

• Needle sticks, cuts, back injury, body fluids, blood, punctures, scratches, physical injury from combative patients, radiation exposure, blood products, road and weather hazards when driving required.
• Infection/disease exposure from patients, visitors, and co-workers.

ABOUT US

Mosaic Life Care is a health care system in northwest Missouri. With a vision of transforming community health by being a life-care innovator, Mosaic places the holistic needs of patients first by providing the right care at the right time and place, offering high value and quality health care. Mosaic has a wide array of benefits to meet each employee’s individual needs. Our benefits were designed by listening to people just like you. Mosaic also offers several perks with a focus on ensuring our employees feel valued, including concierge services, employee lounge, wellness programs, free covered parking, free on-site and virtual health clinics and many more. When paired with compensation and recognition, it is what continues to make us the employer of choice for employees at any stage of their journey.