Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Description

Sun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who seek it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non‑Profit Health Center serving communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester County.

A Licensed Practical Nurse renders nursing care to patients, within the unit of the Center or authorized community site, in support of medical care as directed by the medical staff and pursuant to the objectives and policies of the Center. She/he will perform job duties in compliance with systems and job specific standards, and additional duties or tasks as assigned.

Job Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $29.00 - $33.02 per hour

$2,700 Sign‑On Bonus for Eligible External Applicants – Terms and Conditions Apply

• Interview and maintain patient’s medical record to include nursing observation; health history; vital signs; vision/hearing tests; medications and treatments given; reactions to tests such as PPD measurements; laboratory test results, utilizing patient identifiers.
• Perform in‑house labs, collect specimens for outside labs, and perform quality control in accordance with organizational protocols.
• Complete and update all assigned tasks and logs.
• Initiate follow‑up as necessary (directed by provider) – encounter, labs, close non‑billables, etc.
• Provide health teaching as indicated by physician, diagnosis and/or inquiries by patient; direct patient to Registered Nurse as necessary.
• Collect data on patients under supervision of the Registered Nurse or provider; may not triage, interpret clinical data, or act independently on such data.

• Minimum Education Requirement:
  Vocational/Technical School/Diploma Program – Nursing.
• Minimum Licensure:
  • Valid New York State LPN License.
  • CPR Certification.
  • Infection Control Certification.

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance.
• Life and Disability Coverage.
• Retirement Savings Plan.
• Commuter and Transit Benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee Discount Program.

Sun River Health provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference, or non‑disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability.

Applicants and employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation is determined on a case‑by‑case basis in accordance with applicable law.