Licensed Practical Nurse

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

WI-SSM Health Verona Clinic

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join the SSM Health team!

We have opportunities for:
•    MA, CMA or RMA- must be graduates of a school of medical assisting
•    EMTs with a WI license
•    Paramedics with a WI license
•    LPNs with a WI license

Position duties may include:
•    Patient rooming
•    In office procedure assistance
•    Injection and vaccine administration
•    General clinical administrative tasks in the electronic medical record program (Epic).

Schedule: 
•    Monday through Friday- shifts will vary between 7:00am-5:00pm
•    No nights, weekends, or holidays

A Well-qualified candidate will be:
•    Comfortable with hands on patient care
•    Open to new experiences and new challenges 
•    Ambitious, motivated, and sympathetic in nature

Experience and expertise are preferred, but if you are excited by the opportunity, we would love to have you on the team! 

We offer a competitive wage and comprehensive benefits.

This position is eligible for a sign on bonus!

Job Summary:

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

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contributes to the assessment of patients and ensures the well-being of patients.
• Administers medications and observes patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments.
• Educates patients/families about disease treatment plan including self-care post discharge, holistic health needs, available resources and follow up care.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• May perform point of care testing according to policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

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

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• 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 distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) 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.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS 
 
State of Work Location: Illinois 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•     Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) 

     
State of Work Location: Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•     Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Issued by Compact State

Work Shift:

Variable Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

5910840164 WRO Clinical Resource Staff

Scheduled Weekly Hours:32

Benefits:

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

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). 

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