Local Contract LPN / LVN - Outpatient Clinic
Lawrence, KS
Encode INC
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – Key Responsibilities

Facility: Haskell Indian Health Center – Lawrence, KS

Shift: 8x5 (40hrs) Day

• Provide direct nursing care to pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients in an outpatient clinic setting.
• Perform patient intake, including obtaining medical histories, vital signs, and health assessments.
• Prepare patients for examinations, treatments, and minor procedures.
• Administer prescribed medications, immunizations, injections, and treatments within the LPN scope of practice.
• Assist physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and registered nurses during examinations and procedures.
• Perform wound care, dressing changes, catheter care, specimen collection, EKGs, point-of-care testing, and other nursing procedures.
• Monitor patient conditions, recognize changes in health status, and promptly report findings to the provider or RN.
• Provide patient education regarding medications, chronic disease management, preventive care, and discharge instructions.
• Document assessments, interventions, medications, and patient responses accurately in the electronic health record (EHR).
• Coordinate patient referrals, follow-up appointments, diagnostic testing, and continuity of care.
• Support chronic disease management programs for conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma, and cardiovascular disease.
• Assist with infection prevention, medication safety, quality improvement initiatives, and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain examination rooms, medical supplies, emergency equipment, and clinical inventory.
• Respond appropriately to urgent patient situations and assist during medical emergencies.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams, including providers, pharmacy, laboratory, behavioral health, and care coordination staff.
• Deliver culturally sensitive, patient-centered care to American Indian and Alaska Native populations while maintaining patient confidentiality and HIPAA compliance. 

Required Qualifications:

• Active Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) license.
• Current BLS certification (American Heart Association preferred).
• Minimum 2 year of clinical nursing experience (outpatient, primary care, family practice, community health, or hospital experience preferred).