LPN, Healthcare Nursing, LPN​/LVN

We are currently looking for a Full Time LPN to join our Tribal and Commercial Health Clinical Nursing team located at the Sovereign Family Practice Clinic - Ada working .

Summary:
Performs a variety of nursing and medical support functions within the Employee Health Clinic. Responsible for providing routine patient care, recognizing common health conditions, and administering prescribed medications while maintaining patient confidentiality.

Responsibilities:

* Maintains confidentiality, security, and integrity of data and information in accordance with HIPAA regulations

* Administers CPR as needed according to Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) and NIHSS Credentialing

* Calculates and safely administers all prescribed medications according to nursing standards and facility policy and protocols

* Advocates and participates in patient and patient family education i.e., diagnosis, medications and discharge instructions

* Protects the patient's rights, dignity, and privacy

* Performs assessments on patients experiencing urgent, emergent, or non-emergent conditions
- Assesses physical needs of all ages of patients
- Assesses bio-psychosocial needs of all ages of patients
- Assesses health education needs of all ages of patients

* Provides and advocates age and culturally appropriate, holistic patient care based upon facility mission statements and as outlined in policies and procedures

* Implements interventions appropriate to the age-specific needs of the patient

* Participates in performance improvement activities to measure, assess and improve the quality of assigned work area

* Provides first class customer service to both internal and external customers and responds to inquiries, compliments, and/or complaints with professionalism, courtesy, and efficiency

* Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities

* Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
- Maintains a clean, organized work area and ensures a safe environment
- Maintains and promotes professionalism
- Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
- Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards

* Maintains knowledge of and follows all rules, regulations, policies and guidelines for assigned area

* Performs all other duties as assigned

Competencies:
Essential:

* Able to follow instructions, both written and oral

* Able to adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements

* Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability

* Able to read, understand, apply, and retain knowledge of Chickasaw Nation, departmental, divisional and all other rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines

* Learn and apply Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Privacy Act, Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), Freedom of Information Act, Compliance Standards, Joint Commission Accreditation, and other various regulations

* Able to verbally communicate in a professional and positive manner with other team members, departments, guests and management

* Communicates clinical information to patient in emergent or urgent settings

* Maintains clear and complete employee health records

Skills:
Essential:

* Medication administration

Experience:
Essential:

* 2 years directly related experience

Education:
Essential:

* High School, GED or Equivalent

* Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing

Credentials:
Essential:

* Pass general background check

* Basic Life Support (BLS)

* Standard Driver's License

* Licensed Practical Nurse

Working Conditions:
Essential:

* Fast-paced environment

* Works in a hospital or clinic environment

* Potential exposure to biohazards

* Potential exposure to contagious diseases

* Communications phone, computer

* Communications written, verbal

* May be required to assist individuals with unmanaged emotions

* Interruptions

* Interacts with clinical, support, technical, professional or management staff in a variety of settings and situations

* Pass pre-employment drug test

* Frequently bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach

* Use computer up to 25% of shift

* Frequently assist with lifting patients

* Sometimes lift and or carry up to 50 lbs

* Standing up to 100% of shift

* Walking up to 100% of shift

Training

* It is the responsibility of each employee to attend required training for their position or profession as determined by their line of support (LOS) or the leadership of the Chickasaw Nation. It is the responsibility of those who supervise, manage or otherwise lead employees or teams to ensure each employee has access to and receives all required training.

Mission, Vision & Core Values
Mission:

* To enhance the overall quality of life of the Chickasaw people.
Vision:

* To be a nation of successful and united people with a strong cultural identity.
Core Values:

* The…