Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Riggs Nurses (LPN or RN) earn between $26/hr - $30/hr based on experience and credentials.

Riggs Community Health Center is currently seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide care to a diverse population in Lafayette, IN, Frankfort, IN and Lebanon, IN and the surrounding areas. You will work closely with our team of established health care providers, including on-site behavioral health specialists, continually providing a growing variety of services to the community in a small clinic setting. Riggs Community Health Center brings critically needed integrated health services, wellness, and education to the under-served population in our community.

- Growth opportunities and learning

- Full utilization of EMR (NextGen) and other health care services technologies,

- Collaborative culture with support at all levels,

- Engaged and welcoming teams,

- Patient-Centered care model,

- Award winning care teams,

- and a passion for providing assistance to our community!

Riggs Community Health Center is a highly rated non-profit and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), and Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) certificated clinic, dedicated to the mission of improving access to quality, cost effective, comprehensive health care with respect and compassion to under-served community members. We serve Tippecanoe, Boone County, and Clinton County community members with over 65,000 patient encounters annually and growing! The right candidate will share our mission and will reap the rewards of a fulfilling career in serving our community.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including Experience-Based Salary, Affordable Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance w/ Incentives, Up to $700 in Employer Paid HSA contributions, High-Cost Prescription Assistance, $0 Surgery Benefit, Free Medical imaging, Life and AD&D Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability Insurance, 3 weeks PTO, 8 Paid Holidays, Education Reimbursements, Bonus, 401(k), and more!

Riggs team members enjoy predictable 40 hour work weeks you can plan family time around. This is Regular day-time hours, No call, and No weekends. Riggs Community Health Center…Improving Health. Improving Lives.

Essential Duties:

• Prepares patients for examination:
• Greets patients
• Reviews symptoms, treatment, and past health/medical history.
• Takes B/P, weight, height, temperature, and other measurements such as peak flow and/or vitals as appropriate to complete health assessment in clinical area.
• Performs vision, hearing screenings and spirometry. if appropriate.

• Assists with provision of care that includes treatment, teaching and counseling.
• Assists with patient scheduling and encounter forms.
• Answers and triages telephone calls and callbacks as instructed by registered nurse, nurse practitioner and/or physician.
• Cleans and stocks examination rooms and maintains room cleaning schedule.
• Responsible for set-up, assisting and post-cleaning for special procedures.
• Maintains clinical records and logs for clinical area.
• Responsible for maintaining, inventory of medical, office, supplies for clinical area.
• Files charts, lab reports, patient forms and information in the medical records.
• Requests medical records from other health care providers.
• Assists with chart flow/medical records in (RCHC) and for other providers.
• Assists with the planning and implementation of programs for patients and families to increase awareness of relevant medical conditions, decrease risk-behaviors, and increase responsibility for self-care.
• Attends and participates in in-service education for staff, quality assurance program, and risk-management programs.
• Relieves and substitutes for other staff in other clinical areas as needed for clinic operations and/or other clerical staff as needed.

Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm (40 hours only)