Licensed Practical Nurse LPN - Northeast Georgia Physicians Group NGPG - Urgent Care

Position: Licensed Practical Nurse LPN - Northeast Georgia Physicians Group NGPG - Urgent Care - FT Days [...]

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – Northeast Georgia Physicians Group – Urgent Care

Location: Northeast Georgia Health System

Position Summary: Provide patient‑centered nursing care in an urgent care setting, utilizing the nursing process and maintaining high standards of practice.

Job Category: Nursing – LPN

Work Shift/

Schedule:

12‑hour morning‑evening shift

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Currently licensed as an LPN in the State of Georgia
• BLS certification required, or to be obtained within 30 days of hire
• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ experience in a clinical setting
• Preferred licensure or certifications (if any)

Job Specific And Unique Knowledge,

Skills And Abilities

• Current Basic Life Support certification
• Successful completion of nursing skills checklist
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills – greet patients and visitors professionally
• Professional telephone etiquette
• Patient confidentiality at all times
• Planning for patient safety
• Maintain orderly work area
• Ensure correct charging of patient encounters
• Account for supplies utilized and communicate when supplies are needed

Essential Tasks And Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical and emotional needs; provide appropriate care and intervention.
• Perform initial assessment upon patient arrival and develop plan of care in collaboration with physician.
• Perform ongoing assessment and communicate assessment and plan of care through written documentation and verbal reports.
• Document nursing interventions and implement physician orders in a timely manner.
• Correctly administer and document medication regimen.
• Identify and implement infection control and safety practices.
• Organize patient care and set priorities by addressing acute needs first; implement physicians’ orders within appropriate timeframe.
• Serve as clinical resource for MOAs and other non‑licensed staff.
• Comply with network drills, CPR requirements, and other network or health system requirements.
• Maintain current skills checklist and assist with performing skills checklist on other employees.
• Achieve a minimum of six hours continuing education per review year.
• Serve as preceptor to nursing students or new staff members.
• Cross‑train to perform basic radiological and laboratory functions if necessary.
• Conduct at least one clinically related in‑service for center staff during review year.

Physical Demands

• Weight lifted: up to 50 lbs (occasionally 0‑30% of time)
• Weight carried: up to 20 lbs (occasionally 0‑30% of time)
• Vision: moderate, frequently 31‑65% of time
• Kneeling/stooping/bending: frequently 31‑65%
• Standing/walking: frequently 31‑65%
• Pushing/pulling: occasionally 0‑30%
• Intensity of work: occasionally 0‑30%
• Jobs require: reading, writing, reasoning, talking, keyboarding

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Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.

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