Licensed Practical Nurse - Clinic

It’s more than a career, it’s a calling

Job Highlights

• Worker Type:
  Regular
• Department:
  Pediatrics
• Schedule:
  
  M‑F Day Shift | No Weekends or Holidays
• Location:
  
  O'Fallon, IL
• Pay Range: $20.11 - $32.18 per hour

Provides care to patients under the direction of a registered nurse or physician, functioning within the scope of license.

• Contributes to the assessment of patients and ensures the well‑being of patients.
• Administers medications and observes patients for adverse reactions.
• Performs laboratory tests and therapeutic services.
• Educates patients and families about disease treatment plans, self‑care post‑discharge, holistic health needs, available resources, and follow‑up care.
• Documents the provider’s encounter with patients, lists proper diagnoses and symptoms, and includes discharge/follow‑up instructions and prescriptions.
• Transcribes patient orders (laboratory tests, radiology tests, medications) and completes patient charts with results of labs, x‑rays, or other evaluations.
• Continuously checks the progress of data availability for orders to ensure the provider can make treatment decisions.
• Transcribes consultations or discussions with family, the patient’s private physician, or on‑call physician.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and maintains safety.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or an education equivalency for licensing.

No experience required.

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0‑25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) distances, and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25‑50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

• State of
  
  Work Location:
  
  Illinois – Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
• State of
  
  Work Location:
  
  Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin – Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – Nurse Licensure Issued by Compact State.

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro‑rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: voluntary benefit through Daily Pay offering instant access to earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: through Flex Path Funded for eligible team members.

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.