LPN/RN Clinic Lead

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Join Our Team as an LPN/RN Clinic Lead!

Location: Princeton, KY
Schedule: Monday – Friday, Day Shift (40 hours per week)

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a dedicated and compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)/ Registered Nurse (RN) Clinic Lead to join our team! This leadership role combines clinical expertise with supervisory responsibilities, offering variety, professional growth, and the ability to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic healthcare environment.

We value our team members and provide a comprehensive benefits package to support your success, including:

• Full Benefits : Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement Savings : 401(k) plan with employer contributions.
• Work-Life Balance : Monday–Friday schedule, 10 paid holidays, and generous PTO.
• Professional Growth : Opportunities to lead and mentor team members while advancing your clinical skills.

The LPN/RN Clinic Lead assists in the examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a provider and/or clinic leader. This role includes direct patient care, administrative duties, and leadership responsibilities to ensure the smooth operation of the clinic.

Clinical Duties:

1. Interview patients, measure vital signs (e.g., pulse, temperature, blood pressure, weight, and height), and record information in patient charts.
2. Prepare treatment rooms and ensure proper positioning of instruments and equipment.
3. Administer medications orally, subcutaneously, or intramuscularly, and document in patient charts.
4. Collect and process lab specimens (e.g., urine, blood, sputum) and perform routine laboratory tests.
5. Operate diagnostic equipment, including x-ray and EKG machines, or coordinate testing through other facilities.
6. Follow up with patients on lab results, including scheduling additional tests as needed.
7. Assist providers during examinations, procedures, and treatments.
8. Maintain a clean, stocked, and organized clinical environment.

Leadership and Administrative Duties:

1. Supervise nursing assistants or other clinic staff, including conducting skills checkoffs, annual evaluations, and communication of clinic operations.
2. Act as a point of contact for Quality and Risk Management.
3. Oversee inventory management, ordering, and prevention of equipment and supply waste.
4. Coordinate patient referrals through insurance and other physician offices.
5. Collaborate with providers to ensure all quality standards are met and referrals to internal services (e.g., dietician, behavioral health ARNP) are completed.

Documentation and Compliance:

1. Maintain accurate documentation in the EMR, including medical history, family and social history, demographics, and medications.
2. Ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures, and quality standards.
3. Maintain current certifications, including basic life support and defibrillation per Red Cross or American Heart Association guidelines.

Team Support and Other Duties:

1. Assist in billing, registration, scheduling appointments, and completing insurance forms as needed.
2. Provide coverage for lab technicians and receptionists as required.
3. Participate in quality improvement activities and training sessions.
4. Perform other duties as assigned by the clinician supervisor.

We’re seeking an LPN/RN who is:

• Licensed and in good standing to practice as an LPN/RN in the state of Kentucky.
• Experienced in clinical nursing, with a passion for leadership and patient care.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Proactive and able to thrive in a fast-paced clinical setting.

If you’re ready to step into a rewarding leadership role and join a team that values collaboration, quality care, and professional growth, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today and be a part of our mission to provide high-quality healthcare to our community.

QUALIFICATIONS : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The ideal candidate will have experience working within a primary care health system and possess a proven ability to coordinate with community partners while affecting organizational change among providers, clinic staff and other administrative team members. This includes knowledge of governmental regulations, compliance requirements as well as the ability to implement policies, procedures, systems and objectives.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE : Completion of an approved educational program for LPN/RN. Current licensure in KY as a Licensed Practicing Nurse/Registered Nurse. BSL (Basic Life Support) required. Must have a minimum of one year in a clinic setting and have the ability to work with staff and patients. Must be able to follow instructions and standard clinical procedures and have a genuine interest in high quality nursing. Must have the ability to follow verbal and written directions and have good physical and mental health. Must have manual dexterity to handle instructions, current knowledge of nursing procedures and be able to maintain a friendly work environment. Empathetic understanding of the sick is also of importance. Ability to lead and manage others. Working knowledge of computer operation and use.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : Requires a high level of mental and physical exertion. At times, you will need to be able to perform under pressure and emergency conditions. Will require both mental and physical flexibility to meet the dynamic demands of the healthcare environment. Requires decision-making capacity within the parameters of the organization’s policies/procedures and current standards of care. Potential exists for exposure to hazardous risks of nursing practice, infectious disease, hazardous substances and musculoskeletal injuries. Moderate amounts of walking, standing, lifting of patients, equipment and supplies.

SOFTWARE SKILLS : Experience with eClinical Works is a plus.

ADA REQUIREMENTS : Constant interpersonal skills, teamwork, customer service, reading, speaking, writing and understanding English, and problem analysis. Frequent creativity, mentoring, presentations/teaching. Frequent decision making and independent judgment or action. Frequent keyboarding, sitting, standing, hearing and talking. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ORGANIZATIONAL DISCLAIMER: Job descriptions are designed to outline primary duties, responsibilities and qualification requirements, and should not limit additional duties and responsibilities as assigned. It is our expectation that each employee offers their services wherever and whenever deemed necessary to ensure the success of the organization.

As an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, RHCA, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin or ancestry, religion, marital status, age, disability status, veteran status or any other reason prohibited by law.