Jamestown Family Health Clinic (JFHC) is seeking a full-time, highly motivated Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our team. This dynamic role involves providing comprehensive outpatient nursing care, supporting medical staff, and coordinating patient care across the continuum.
As a Clinic LPN, you will:
- Maintain efficient progression for patient care throughout the day, including vital signs and rooming patients as necessary to assist care team
- Conduct nursing procedures, therapies, tests and services as ordered by members of the medical staff and within scope of training
- Promote a safety-conscious work force
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual nursing care appropriate to the age of patients
- Communicate appropriately with the person served regardless of their age, sex, gender, race, language or national origin
- Responsible for prioritizing and ensuring prompt care for all patient encounters in the order of face-to-face visits, telephone messages and written requests
- Responsible for working with the medical staff and Medical Assistant to keep provider schedules on time, and providing for efficient patient flow and complete patient care during face-to-face encounters
- Responsible for ensuring smooth coordination of care and continuum of care for JFHC patients between levels of care, between various services and between care locations
- Assist with chronic care management of patients who have depression, diabetes, CHF and chronic pain per clinic and practice team policies, procedures and processes.
- Provide general nursing care to patients including administration of medications, clinic waived testing, EKG and treatments in accordance with nursing and clinic standards.
- Prepare patients for examinations. Screen patients for appropriate information. Instruct patients in collections of samples, specimens and tests
- Educate and inform patient/family regarding results of laboratory orders and clinical tests, health maintenance, wellness, nutrition, medications, diagnostic procedures and treatments under direct supervision of a medical provider
- Assist providers with procedures
- Observe, record and report patients condition including reactions to drugs and treatments to the Physician
Qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited nursing program
- Valid Washington State LPN license
- First Aid/CPR certification
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in computer systems (EPIC experience preferred)
- Commitment to providing exceptional patient care
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous clinic experience
- Knowledge of evidence-based preventative care guidelines
- American Indian/Alaska Native preference
Join our team and make a difference in the lives of our patients!
Read the full job description here: Clinic LPN - Job Description
