Licensed Practical Nurse Blaine Clinic

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Key Position Details:

• $2,000 sign on bonus eligibility
• Prior Clinic LPN experience preferred
• Full-time day shift position. Hours will be 6:30am-5pm (10 hour shifts) with Wednesdays off. No weekends.
• Benefit-eligible position.

Job Description:

• Provides patient care support as delegated by Provider or RN
  
  
  
  • Administers therapies including medications, scheduling follow up visits (and prior authorization) or other support unique to a specialty provider.
  • Provides patient care pre/post encounter or procedure, preventative or other health information. RN.
  • Collaborates with Provider and team on improving and managing quality goals.
  • May start, monitor, and discontinue IVs (dependent on site needs and training).
  
  
• Rooms patients, manages patient flow and obtains adequate patient medical information/data.
  
  
  
  • Performs rooming and accurately measures patients' vital signs and other measurement/indicators as necessary and records in medical record.
  • Coordinates communication of medical information and confirms information with patient when necessary and document per practice. policy and standards
  • Assists patients, as necessary, to prepare for physician exam, including providing psycho-emotional support.
  • Assists in the collection, labeling and processing specimens timely/accurately.
  • Assists physician with procedures including preparation of medication as required/needed.
  • Organizes patient flow so physician can move efficiently from one room to the next.
  • Provides outbound calls to patients to follow up as directed which may include notifying patients of test results.
  • Accurately and completely charts information in the patient medical record.
  • May checkout and schedule follow up visits with provider or appropriate staff before patient leaves.
  
  
• Receives or initiates patient phone calls.
  
  
  
  • Answers phones cordially and professionally in a timely manner.
  • May confirm or reiterate patient symptom using patient's own words.
  • Arranges for appropriate appointment or forward to RN or provider for review/recommendation.
  • Documents all encounters and patient interactions accurately and completely in the electronic medical record.
  
  
• Processes physician orders.
  
  
  
  • Performs any clinical functions within scope of license as ordered by physician.
  • Responds promptly to patient needs and requests.
  • Reviews patient charts before the visit to ensure that test results, therapy reports etc. are available.
  • Provides appropriate instructions to patient as directed by physician.
  
  
• Cleans, prepares, organizes and re-stocks exam rooms.
  
  
  
  • Cleans and ensures the proper maintenance occurs for all exam rooms and sterilize instruments as trained.
  • Ensures that required teaching supplies are restocked and readily available.
  • Stocks and supplies exam rooms according to standards and patient needs.
  
  
• Other duties as assigned.

• Associate's or Vocational degree from a Board of Nursing approved LPN program

• Two years clinic LPN experience

• Licensed Practical Nurse MN BON or Licensed Practical Nurse Wisconsin (if working in Wisconsin or interacting with Wisconsin patients remotely)
• May require both state licenses based on the services provided at the location hired
• Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below:
  Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
  Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross
  Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire)

• Light Work:
• Lifting weightUp to 20 lbs. occasionally, Up to 10 lbs. frequently