Licensed Practical Nurse
Provides quality nursing care to patients under the direction of a physician or registered nurse in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act and Access Health Louisiana protocols and standards.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Current Louisiana LPN license and knowledge of their scope of practice.
- CPR Certification required.
- Minimum 1 to 2 years experience in Med-Surg or clinical/hospital settings.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Calm, professional attitude in stressful situations and interactions.
- High level of ethics in maintaining patient confidentiality.
- Excellent analytical skills to assess and evaluate patient needs and develop and implement a care plan.
- Handles a multitude of tasks simultaneously.
- Deal with and/or solves stressful situations.
- Communicates with patients, physicians, and other staff in verbal and written form.
- Provides safe and effective nursing care.
- Maintains professional composure under stress as in emergency situations.
Physical and Mental Requirements:
- Stands and walks most of the day.
- Read gauges, digital read-outs, graphs and educational material, and patient charts in English. (Visual acuity)
- Ability to move to exam rooms and workspaces.
- MUST be able to travel to other Access Health Clinics as needed.
- Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, including pushing and/or pulling.
- Operate office equipment including telephone, printer, and fax.
- Ability to operate vehicle if needed for occasional travel to other Access Health Clinics.
- OSHA Category I: Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue.
This position offers a 4-day work week schedule to support work-life balance while maintaining full-time benefits.