Licensed Practical Nurse - Pediatrics

About the job

Heritage Health is hiring a licensed practical nurse (LPN) for its pediatrics clinic in Coeur d'Alene. The LPN supports physicians with hands-on and indirect patient care, from rooming and vital signs to phone triage, refills and injections.

Heritage Health says it is the leading provider of combined medical, dental and behavioral health care in North Idaho.

What you'll do

• Get patients ready for appointments and bring them to the exam room when they arrive
• Interview patients and take a full set of vital signs, including a pain score, at every visit
• Assist physicians with exams and treatments, giving direct care under the supervising provider or registered nurse
• Give injections as directed by the physician and supervising RN
• Triage patient phone calls to sort emergent from non-emergent needs
• Handle charting and clerical work, including phoned-in prescriptions and refills to pharmacies, and review and record patient medications
• Keep patients moving through the clinic on time, and check equipment daily
• Help providers and medical assistants with emergencies and crisis situations in the clinic
• Serve on a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) care team and follow OSHA and HIPAA rules

What you need

• A current, active Idaho licensed practical nurse license
• Current BLS certification, or earned within one month of hire
• Medical office experience
• Able to set priorities across several tasks, solve practical problems, follow written and spoken instructions and work well under pressure
• Able to work overtime when needed and meet the controlled substance policy
• Able to stand, sit and move about for much of the day, use your hands most of the day, and lift up to 10 pounds often and 25 to 40 pounds at times
• Comfortable with a sometimes hectic clinic and patients who may have contagious illnesses, injuries or emotional distress

Preferred

• Three years of ambulatory care experience
• Knowledge of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs)

Benefits

• A one-time sign-on and retention bonus