Clinic LPN

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Are you a compassionate and skilled Licensed Practical Nurse ready to make a significant impact in a thriving clinic environment? Do you possess a keen attention to detail and a passion for providing comprehensive patient care?

St. Michael Medical Center in beautiful Bremerton, WA, is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Clinic LPN to join our amazing team! If you're looking for a role where you can truly connect with patients, contribute to their well-being, and grow your nursing career, then this is the perfect opportunity for you!

This job is responsible, under the direction of a Registered Nurse or other Healthcare Provider, for providing quality practical nursing care to clinic patients consistent with the scope of LPN licensure and Franciscan Medical Group (FMG) Scope of Practice Policy. An incumbent assists providers with patient clinic visits, carrying out routine aspects of designated nursing protocols and provides clinical support and related assistance to professional medical staff.

Work also includes participating in patient care planning, assisting with and/or performing therapeutic/diagnostic procedures/tests, reporting nursing observations/assessments and updating information in the patient's electronic medical record.

An employee uses initiative in carrying out recurring tasks independently within scope of practice and established standards of care. An RN or Provider provides specific instructions for new or more complex tasks and is consulted when unusual/unfamiliar situations are encountered.

Work involves effectively managing a demanding workload and requires excellent customer service skills with patients/families, multi-disciplinary team members, practitioners and the public.

• Prepares patients for practitioner visit; rooms patients, obtains and records vital signs and other appropriate information, such as height, weight, drug allergies, current medications and presenting problem; chaperones and documents the patient exam, ensuring patient privacy and comfort.
• Collects patient information through telephone and in-person contact; screens, communicates and responds to patient needs appropriately.
• Provide patient mobility assistance, as necessary.
• Manages patient flow ensuring enough time for patient and family education.
• Performs, or assists with, patient care, diagnostic tests and clinical procedures to appropriate level of training/scope of licensure and established procedures; follows triage standing orders/protocols for routine nursing situations and refers complex, urgent or emergent situations to an RN or provider.
• Instructs patients in the collection of samples and other tests; ensures that patient or family understands follow-up and referral information.
• Under supervision of the practitioner, informs patients of lab results, calls in prescriptions to pharmacies and returns practitioners’ phone messages.
• Performs a variety of patient assessment/care tests (e.g. EKG, Spirometry, vision/hearing screening, peak flow, color blindness, etc) in accordance with established protocols.
• Performs simple wound care and dressing changes under direct supervision of RN or provider; removes sutures or staples after wound assessment by RN/Provider.
• Inserts and/or removes tubes, drains, urinary catheters; applies simple splints/braces.
• Assists RN or provider in complex nursing care situations.
• Assists with point of care testing (CLIA-Waived Tests only)/lab tests following established protocols/instructions.
• Obtains samples for point of care tests including swabs and urine/stool; performs venipuncture to obtain venous blood samples.
• Performs POCT testing, following package insert instructions, and documents results (e.g. urinalysis, flu, RSV, Homoccult, Mono, H. Pylori, Hemoglobin, etc).
• Documents daily ambient, refrigerator/freezer temperatures and humidity levels for medication storage; follows established protocols if variation from standard range.
• Administers patient medications per written provider order; tracks and logs medication usage per established policies; inventories counts of controlled substances.
• Under supervision of practitioner or…