Advanced LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse | Full Time Day Shift

Join a dedicated healthcare team in the heart of the Midwest region, providing compassionate and efficient care in a family medicine clinic setting. This Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) role supports physicians and mid-level providers by delivering patient assessments, treatments, testing, and education with professionalism and attention to detail.
Key Responsibilities

• Adhere to clinic policies ensuring patient safety, including infection control and safe patient handling.
• Administer medications via oral, intramuscular, and subcutaneous routes as prescribed.
• Assist providers during procedures, maintain sterile fields, and manage instrument trays.
• Support examinations within the scope of licensure and perform phone triage.
• Serve as a liaison between patients and providers, communicating test results and addressing patient inquiries.
• Document patient complaints and visit details accurately according to provider preferences.
• Escort patients to exam rooms and obtain vital signs and measurements precisely.
• Manage and update patient medication lists and summaries.
• Conduct point-of-care lab testing and collect specimens as ordered.
• Educate patients on electronic health record tools and provide supportive teaching as needed.
• Schedule diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including obtaining necessary authorizations.
• Train new LPNs and medical assistants within the clinic.
• Demonstrate accountability, adaptability, teamwork, and maintain excellent attendance.

Education
Graduation from an accredited LPN program and completion of an approved IV therapy course are required.
Experience
Previous nursing or healthcare experience is preferred but not mandatory.
Certifications and Licenses
Must hold a current LPN license valid in the state of Missouri and possess American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
Physical and Mental Requirements
This role requires significant mental focus, the ability to lift up to 35 pounds, and frequent walking, standing, and various physical movements such as turning, pushing, pulling, stooping, crouching, twisting, and reaching.
Working Conditions
Exposure to infectious and communicable diseases is common, along with occasional encounters with hostile individuals. Minimal physical discomfort is expected.