Licensed Practical Nurse - LPN Clinic-First Capitol GI at SSM Health

**It's more than a career, it's a calling**

MO-SSM Health Medical Group St. Charles-400 First Capitol Drive

**Worker Type:**

Regular

**Job Highlights:**

**Job Highlights**

+ Department: GI

+ Sign on Bonus: $10000 (Sign on Bonuses are for external applicants only)

+ Schedule: Full Time, Day Shift, Monday-Friday

+ Starting Pay: $20.78+/hour (Offers are based on years of experience and equity for this role.)

+ Location: 400 First Capitol Drive, Saint Charles, MO 63301

**Job Summary:**

Provides care to patients under the direction of a registered nurse or physician, functioning within the scope of license.

**Job Responsibilities and Requirements:**

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Contributes to the assessment of patients and ensures the well-being of patients.

+ Administers medications and observes patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments.

+ Educates patients/families about disease treatment plan including self-care post discharge, holistic health needs, available resources and follow up care.

+ Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

+ May perform point of care testing according to policies and procedures.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

+ Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

+ No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

+ Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.

+ Constant standing and walking.

+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

+ Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.

+ Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

+ Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

+ Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

+ Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

+ Occasional lifting/moving of patients.

+ Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

+ Occasional driving.

+ Rare crawling and running.

**Work Shift:**

Day Shift (United States of America)

**Job Type:**

Employee

**Department:**

SJMOB GI

**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**

40

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