Advanced LPN - Senior Care | Full-Time Days

Advanced LPN - Senior Care | Full-Time Days

Join a dedicated healthcare team in the heart of the Midwest region, providing compassionate and skilled care to senior patients. This role supports physicians and mid-level providers by delivering assessments, treatments, testing, and patient education in a fast-paced clinical environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Adhere to clinic policies ensuring patient safety, including infection control and safe patient handling.
• Administer medications via oral, intramuscular, and subcutaneous routes as prescribed.
• Assist providers during procedures, maintain sterile fields, and manage instrument trays.
• Support examinations within the scope of licensure and perform phone triage.
• Serve as a liaison between patients and providers, communicating test results and addressing patient inquiries.
• Document patient complaints and visit details accurately according to provider preferences.
• Escort patients to exam rooms and obtain vital signs and measurements precisely.
• Manage and update medication lists and patient summaries.
• Conduct point-of-care lab testing and collect specimens as ordered.
• Educate patients and guardians on electronic health record tools and provide supportive teaching.
• Schedule diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, securing necessary authorizations.
• Train and mentor LPNs and medical assistants within the clinic.
• Demonstrate accountability, adaptability, teamwork, and maintain excellent attendance.

Education

Graduation from an accredited LPN program and completion of an approved IV therapy course are required.

Experience

Previous nursing or healthcare experience is preferred but not mandatory.

Certifications and Licenses

Must hold a current LPN license valid in the state of practice and possess American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.

Physical and Mental Requirements

This position demands significant mental focus and physical activity, including lifting up to 35 pounds, frequent walking, standing, turning, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, crouching, twisting, and reaching.

Working Conditions

Exposure to infectious diseases and occasional hostile individuals is expected. The role involves contact with blood and other bodily fluids, requiring adherence to safety protocols to minimize discomfort and risk.