Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse

Rivers Health is seeking a full‑time LPN in our Women’s Services Clinic.

• Perform general nursing duties: assess patients’ general condition, take vital signs, and document all activities, interventions, and medications in the patient record.
• Assist physicians with examinations, diagnostic procedures, and treatments.
• Obtain pre‑certifications, pre‑authorizations, and referrals from insurance companies.
• Promote wellness by providing patient education materials and communicating physician advice and instructions.
• Handle critical lab values promptly and seek physician orders; schedule outside referrals; assist with medical procedures; answer telephone calls; schedule patients for office visits or hospital tests; send prescriptions to pharmacy; call patients with test results.
• Maintain exam rooms and other patient areas for the physician to examine patients.
• Ensure safety, infection control, and other policies and procedures are followed in the office.
• Perform routine office laboratory procedures.
• Maintain equipment and supplies needed for patient care.
• Answer phones and triage telephone patient care issues directly to the clinic provider.
• Adhere to Corporate Policies, JCAHO, Rural Health, Departmental Policies and Procedures, and the Personnel Employee Handbook.
• Demonstrate professionalism and accountability.
• Foster an atmosphere of teamwork and collaboration.
• Cover nursing personnel absences and complete full range of duties; cover other areas as needed.
• Perform general receptionist duties, including answering phones, scheduling patients, preparing cash receipts, registering patients, and entering daily charges.
• Other duties as assigned.