Outpatient Clinic

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Foundation Health Partners is seeking a compassionate and skilled Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our patient-centered healthcare team. The LPN provides direct patient care and clinical support under the direction of licensed providers helping to ensure safe efficient and high-quality care. The ideal candidate is dedicated to delivering exceptional patient experiences fostering teamwork and supporting the health and well-being of the communities we serve through compassionate professional care.

Pay & Benefits:

• Compensation: 25.88 to 40.44 hourly wage based on experience and education
• Retention Bonus: 5000
• Additional Pay: Shift Differential Annual Increases Paid Time Off
• Benefits: medical vision dental 401k with employer match
• Education Benefits: FHP Tuition Assistance Student Loan Forgiveness
• Other Benefits: Onsite Gym Wellness Programs Discount programs The Learning Center (childcare services)

Schedule:

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• Family Medicine Full-time 40 hours per week 5x8 hour day shifts Monday - Friday.
• 1st Care Full-time 36 hours per week 3x12 hour day shifts open 7 days a week.

This position provides nursing care under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse and/or licensed physician and is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others who are under his or her direction. This position observes contributes to the plan of care implements reports and documents patient care in accordance with department policies standard of care and state scope of practice. This position utilizes specialized knowledge judgment and nursing skills necessary to contribute to the assessment of data and to plan provide and evaluate care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of assigned patients.

Responsibilities:

• Observes compiles and reports the patient's physical psychological social spiritual educational developmental cultural and discharge planning needs.
• Reviews available information obtained by health care team members.
• Contributes to plan of care under direction of registered nurse including the discharge plan utilizing assessment data and patient family and health team input.
• Considers the physical cultural psychosocial spiritual age specific and educational needs of the patient in the plan of care.
• Plans care in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Implements care based on delegated interventions identified in care plan and medical orders within scope of practice.
• Provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care in compliance with policies and procedures standards of care and regulatory agency requirements.
• May delegate and provide supervision in the provision of care to non-licensed personnel in accordance with state scope of practice.
• Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.
• Reports condition of patient including signs and symptoms which may be indicative of change in the patient's condition to the registered nurse and/or physician.
• Observes and reports patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members.
• Observes and reports patient's response and the effectiveness of patient teaching.
• Documents observation implementation and data in the patient record.
• Documentation reflects objective/subjective data nursing interventions and patient's response to treatment.
• Notes physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
• May plan organize develop and coordinate the completion of documentation and the input of patient assessment data as required by federal regulation.
• Maintains updates and revises required documentation according to patient changes in condition as regulated by federal and/or state guidelines.
• Effectively communicates and coordinates with members of the interdisciplinary team regarding appropriate functional/care level and transition to another level.
• Performs audits related to the reimbursement documentation and the quality management process.
• Reviews audit results and presents summary information for management utilization and review.
• May coordinate the admission process including new resident evaluations.
• Provides verbal and written communication to residents families and referrals sources regarding the process for admission to the center.
• Facilitates problem solving with residents families referral sources insurance companies and clinical staff.
• Performs all functions according to established policies procedures regulatory and accreditation requirements as well as applicable professional standards.
• Provides all customers of Foundation Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

Qualifications:

• Must possess a valid current or temporary Alaska RN license.
• Requires the knowledge and skills normally demonstrated by an Associates degree in nursing.
• BLS certification is required.
• May require ACLS PALS or additional certification and/or continuing education based on area of practice.
• Requires creative thinking prioritizing and flexible problem solving skills.
• Also requires the ability to communicate clearly in both verbal and written forms.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelors degree preferred. Professional certification preferred. Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Foundation Health Partners is an EEO/AAP employer qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status.