Licensed Practical Nurse - Ambulatory Care

Currently recruiting for a Licensed Practical Nurse (L.P.N.) to work in an interdisciplinary team based primary care clinic. The clinic is open from 0815-0530 and is closed on the weekends. The clinic has 12 physicians and 5 nurse practitioners along with other services. Please review our website to learn more about the clinic environment.

Receive and Assist Patients

Charting on care provided.

Manage the waiting room.

Take patients into examining rooms in a timely manner

Assist with mobility and/or transfer of patients

Assessment

Do prenatal weights and blood pressures

Do vital signs on patients as required, e.g., blood pressure, pulse rate, temperature and pulse oximetry

Assist with sgi medicals.

Do ECGs as required

Assist with paps and pelvic exams

Assist Physician as required

Treatments

Assist Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and RNs with patient treatments as required, e.g., minor surgery (assuring correct labelling of Lab specimens), IUD insertion, endometrial biopsies, wound suturing, immunizations etc.

Assist patients in the Lab

Do suture or staple removal

Referrals

Arrange urgent referral appointments to other doctors, specialists, and/or agencies as requested by Physicians or other health care providers

Document all referral information in patient charts

Patient Education

Provide patients with pertinent health information

Indirect Patient Care

Accurately document information about any services provided in patient chart

Assist Health Records

Patient Appointments

Assist with scheduling patient appointments as required

Supplies: Maintain adequate medical and office supplies in exam rooms and at the nursing station

Check expiry dates on all supplies and medications

Order supplies as required

Restock supplies