Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Job Description

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | The Guthrie Clinic

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at The Guthrie Clinic, serving the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated healthcare organization dedicated to serving the community through a physician-led network of over 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers. This LPN role is essential for supporting physicians and ensuring smooth departmental operations, directly contributing to patient care within the maximum scope of their license.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Location: Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania (In-person)
• Team: Reports to a Registered Nurse.
• Mission: To assist physicians with duties necessary to support practice needs and patient care, working within the maximum scope of an LPN license.
• Tech Stack: Computer equipment, computer programs, autoclave.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Patient Care: Prepare patients for exams or treatments, take vital signs, obtain patient history, and reconcile medication lists.
• Medication & Prescription Management: Administer prescribed injections and medications, record them accurately, and manage prescription authorizations with providers.
• Clinical & Surgical Support: Set up and tear down sterile fields, prepare surgical trays, and assist surgeons with operative procedures in the office or operating room.
• Departmental Operations: Coordinate insurance referrals, manage exam room supplies and cleanliness, and assist with clerical functions like answering phones.
• Infection Control & Wound Care: Maintain infection control measures, proficiently operate sterilization equipment, and perform dressing changes and suture removal.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Graduate of a licensed practical nursing program, holding a current temporary practice permit (PA) or limited permit (NY), with BLS Certification, and a High School Graduate or Equivalent.
• Experience: Previous experience in healthcare is preferred but not required, making this role suitable for early career LPNs.
• Skills: Basic knowledge of medications (side effects, contraindications), proficiency in assessing signs and symptoms of infection, ability to read and review pathology results, and adeptness in sterile field management and surgical instrument knowledge.
• Bonus: Previous experience in a healthcare setting.