Join a dedicated healthcare team in the heart of the Midwest region, providing compassionate and efficient care in a busy clinical setting. This role supports physicians and mid-level providers by delivering patient assessments, treatments, testing, and education with professionalism and attention to detail.

Key Responsibilities

• Adhere to clinic policies ensuring patient safety, including infection control and safe patient handling.
• Administer medications via oral, intramuscular, and subcutaneous routes as prescribed.
• Assist providers during procedures, maintaining sterile environments and managing instruments.
• Support examinations within the scope of licensure and perform phone triage.
• Serve as a liaison between patients and providers, communicating test results and addressing patient inquiries.
• Document patient complaints and visit details accurately according to provider preferences.
• Escort patients to exam rooms and obtain vital signs and measurements.
• Manage and update medication lists and summaries.
• Perform point-of-care lab testing and collect specimens as ordered.
• Educate patients on electronic health record tools and provide supportive teaching.
• Schedule diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, securing necessary authorizations.
• Train new LPNs and medical assistants in clinical roles.
• Demonstrate accountability, adaptability, teamwork, and maintain excellent attendance.

Education

Graduation from an accredited LPN program and completion of an approved IV therapy course.

Experience

Previous nursing or healthcare experience is preferred but not mandatory.

Certifications and Licenses

Current LPN license valid in the state of Missouri and American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification required.

Physical and Mental Requirements

This position requires significant mental focus, the ability to lift up to 35 pounds, and frequent walking, standing, and various physical movements such as turning, pushing, pulling, stooping, crouching, twisting, and reaching.

Working Conditions

Exposure to infectious diseases and occasional hostile individuals may occur. The role involves contact with blood and bodily fluids, requiring adherence to safety protocols to minimize physical discomfort.