Advanced LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse with IV Therapy

Advanced Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Join a dedicated healthcare team in the heart of the Midwest region, providing compassionate and skilled care in a fast-paced clinical environment. As an Advanced Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you will support physicians and mid-level providers by performing patient assessments, administering treatments, conducting testing, and delivering patient education. This role requires strong organizational skills, professionalism, and the ability to multitask efficiently while maintaining a warm and supportive approach to patient care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Adhere to clinic policies ensuring patient safety, including infection prevention and safe patient handling.
• Administer medications via oral, intramuscular, and subcutaneous routes as ordered.
• Assist providers during procedures, maintain sterile fields, and manage instrument trays.
• Support examinations within the scope of your license.
• Conduct phone triage and act as a liaison between patients and providers.
• Communicate test results to patients, answer questions, and assist with follow-up calls.
• Document patient complaints and visit details accurately.
• Escort patients to exam rooms and obtain vital signs and measurements.
• Manage and update patient medication lists.
• Perform point-of-care lab testing and collect specimens as ordered.
• Educate patients on electronic health record tools and provide supportive teaching.
• Schedule diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including obtaining necessary authorizations.
• Train new LPNs and medical assistants in clinic protocols.
• Demonstrate accountability, teamwork, and reliability in attendance and performance.

Education:

Graduate of an accredited LPN program with completion of an approved IV therapy course.

Experience:

Previous nursing or healthcare experience is preferred but not mandatory.

Certification and License:

Current LPN license valid in the state of practice. American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Mental and Physical Requirements:

Requires considerable mental focus and physical activity including lifting up to 35 lbs, frequent walking, standing, turning, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, crouching, twisting, and reaching.

Working Conditions:

Exposure to infectious diseases and occasional encounters with hostile individuals. Frequent contact with blood and bodily fluids. Minimal physical discomfort expected.

MLee Healthcare Staffing and Recruiting, Inc