Licensed Practical Nurse - Clinic

SSM Health Saints Medical Group is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse for a clinic-based day shift position in the Urology department. You will provide direct patient care under the direction of a registered nurse or physician, working within the scope of your LPN license.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to patient assessments and ensure patient well-being
• Administer medications and monitor patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments
• Perform laboratory tests and therapeutic services
• Educate patients and families about disease treatment plans, self-care post-discharge, holistic health needs, available resources, and follow-up care
• Document provider encounters with patients, including diagnoses, symptoms, discharge/follow-up instructions, and prescriptions as indicated by the provider
• Transcribe patient orders including laboratory tests, radiology tests, and medications
• Complete patient charts by transcribing results of labs, x-rays, and other evaluations
• Monitor progress of data availability for orders to ensure complete patient workup for provider treatment decisions
• Transcribe consultations or discussions with family members, patients' private physicians, or on-call physicians
• Work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner
• Perform other duties as assigned

Clinical Setting

This position is based in an outpatient clinic setting within SSM Health Medical Group in Oklahoma City.

Schedule

• Day shift
• 40 hours per week
• Regular full-time employment

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or equivalent education for licensing
• Active Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license issued by the state of work location (Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, or Wisconsin)
• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
• For Illinois: LPN license from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• For Missouri, Oklahoma, or Wisconsin: LPN license issued by a Compact State

Experience

• No experience required

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech for oral communication
• Constant standing and walking
• Frequent lifting and carrying of objects weighing 0-25 lbs
• Frequent pushing and pulling of 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 and recognize odors
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds, and hear alarms or malfunctioning machinery
• Occasional lifting and carrying of objects weighing 25-50 lbs
• Occasional pushing and pulling of objects weighing 25-50 lbs
• Occasional lifting and moving of patients
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, and gripping
• Occasional repetitive foot, leg, hand, and arm movements
• Occasional driving
• Rare crawling and running

Benefits

• Paid parental leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE) for eligible team members
• Flexible payment options: voluntary DailyPay benefit offering eligible hourly team members instant access to earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday
• Upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members