Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse

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Lafayette, IN, US

Salary Range: $26.00 To $30.00 Hourly

Requisition  (posted 30+ days ago)

Join our experienced out‑patient nurse team! Riggs' recruiting team takes the guesswork out of finding your new career move! Visit our website to see some of our team stories.

Riggs Nurses (LPN or RN) earn between $26/hr - $30/hr based on experience and credentials.

Riggs Community Health Center is a highly rated non‑profit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), and Patient‑Centered Medical Home (PCMH) certified clinic that serves Tippecanoe, Boone, and Clinton counties with over 65,000 patient encounters annually and growing. We bring critically needed integrated health services, wellness, and education to an underserved population in Lafayette, Frankfort, Lebanon and surrounding areas. The right candidate will share our mission and will reap the rewards of a fulfilling career in serving our community.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package:
Experience‑Based Salary, Affordable Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance with Incentives, up to $700 in Employer Paid HSA contributions, High‑Cost Prescription Assistance, $0 Surgery Benefit, Free Medical Imaging, Life and AD&D Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability Insurance, 3 weeks PTO, 8 Paid Holidays, Education Reimbursement s, Bonus, 401(k), and more.

Riggs team members enjoy predictable 40‑hour work weeks you can plan family time around. This is regular day‑time hours, no call, and no weekends.

Essential Duties:

• Prepares patients for examination
• Greets patients
• Reviews symptoms, treatment, and past health/medical history
• Takes B/P, weight, height, temperature, and other measurements (e.g., peak flow, vitals) to complete health assessment in the clinical area
• Performs vision, hearing screenings and spirometry when appropriate
• Assists with provision of care that includes treatment, teaching, and counseling
• Assists with patient scheduling and encounter forms
• Answers and triages telephone calls and callbacks as instructed by registered nurse, nurse practitioner, and/or physician
• Cleans and stocks examination rooms and maintains room cleaning schedule
• Responsible for set‑up, assisting, and post‑cleaning for special procedures
• Maintains clinical records and logs for clinical area
• Maintains inventory of medical, office supplies for clinical area
• Files charts, lab reports, patient forms and information in the medical records
• Requests medical records from other health care providers
• Assists with chart flow/medical records (RCHC) for other providers
• Assists with planning and implementation of programs for patients and families to increase awareness of relevant medical conditions, decrease risk behaviors, and promote self‑care responsibility
• Attends and participates in in‑service education for staff, quality assurance program, and risk‑management programs
• Relieves and substitutes for other staff in other clinical areas as needed for clinic operations and/or other clerical staff as needed

Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (40 hours only)