What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPN - Primary Care position at Meritas Health?
Looking for a weekday position? Looking for day shift hours? Looking to be a part of the largest network of providers in the Northland?
Meritas Health is hiring a LPN to join our Gashland team! If you’re looking for a great opportunity to serve our community and be part of a growing organization, join our Meritas team!
Here at Meritas our mission is to provide hope and healing to every life we touch. Whether you are serving patients at a primary care practice, specialty practice, or in a support capacity, every team member works together to complete this mission.
Why Meritas?
- Comprehensive Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, FSA)
- Employer matched retirement plan
- Competitive wages
- Paid time off for personal/vacation/sick
- Six paid holidays per year
- Educational assistance
- Pay starting at $21.42/hr
- Day shift schedules
What are the typical hours on the job?
The hours of operation for the Gashland practice are Monday-Friday, 7:30am-5pm. Your primary schedule will be during those hours, with periodic need to work outside your schedule to serve our patients.
What does a LPN do?
As a LPN, you will provide patient care under the direction of a physician, nurse practitioner or other non-physician provider.
What does a typical day on the job look like?
- Competently assists providers to maximize patient volume, administers medications, performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and returns patient calls in a timely manner.
- Ensures effective patient communication and efficient patient flow. Documents patient care accurately and timely. Performs EMR tasks correctly and timely. Processes patient referrals timely and follows up to ensure the specialist report or test result is received.
- Follows all regulatory and patient safety clinical standards.
- Works and communicates effectively with all providers. Promotes teamwork. Providers great customer service in person and on the telephone.
- Performs administrative duties such as greeting patients; registration; scheduling; pre-certification of tests, procedures and medications; processing insurance forms; preparing financial records; answering phones; and entering ambulatory care charges.
What are the requirements for the job?
- Graduate of accredited school of practical nursing, or accredited school of professional nursing.
- Current license to practice in the state of Missouri.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a physician’s office setting, preferred.
- Basic Life Support certification through American Heart Association.
- Basic office skills, patient centered mindset, excellent time management and organization skills; ability to multitask and work in fast paced environment.
More Possibilities:
As the largest network of providers in the Northland, we can offer you more opportunities to grow. Here at Meritas, we believe that together, we will become legendary for our commitment to remarkable patient care.
Meritas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in our organization. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.
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