Overview
- Whitewater Clinic, Whitewater WI
- Hours will vary (PRN)
- Day Shift during clinic hours
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Rooms patients, collects assessment data and prepares patient according to specific need.
- Collects patient data and documents in the medical record.
- Prepares and maintains patient charts.
- Assists in examination, treatment and other clinic procedures.
- Administers injections and medications as ordered and directed.
- Reviews physician's orders, lab requests, or follow-up needs with patient.
- Assists with laboratory procedures, screening tests and QI projects
- Answers telephone and either responds to inquiry or directs caller to appropriate personnel for triage
- Documents according to standards of care.
- Provides patient treatments as ordered.
- Coordinates referrals for patients through insurance and other physician offices
- Observes patients and reports adverse reactions to medication or treatment to the provider orRN.
- Perform the duties of a clinic LPN within alignment to LPN scope of practice.
- Assist with clinic projects and assignments and nursing initiatives.
- May provide feedback for evaluation or participate in peer review.
- Assists with preparation of staff for surveys.
- Monitors compliance with clinic initiatives as assigned
- Administers specified medications and nursing interventions as allowed by policy and procedure, licensure, and State Practice Act.
- Reinforces patient teaching provided by Provider and RN.
- Provides basic healthcare instruction to family and patient.
- Performs EKG's and simple lab tests as needed.
- Performs venipuncture to collect blood specimens.
- Participates in QA & I.
- Orders and maintains supplies.
Education and Experience
Graduate of an accredited LPN Program OR
Wisconsin: Have completed the portion of the RN Program needed to obtain a certificate of completion in practical nursing.
Illinois: Have completed the designated curriculum of a Ladder Option Approved Designated RN Program.
Experience in clinical setting preferred.
Certification/Licensure
Licensed as an LPN in the State of Practice
Approved CPR or BLS certification within 90 days
Culture of Excellence Behavior Expectations
Benefits
Mercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to:
· Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options.
· Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.
· Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance.
· Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth.
· Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey.
· Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.
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