LPN

Come join our Team! Come join Snoqualmie Valley Health, voted the No.
1 Place to Work in 2022!* Snoqualmie Valley Health is always looking for people who want to make a difference, not just within their team, but also in the community.
Possibilities are applauded, Innovation and Creativity are encouraged and the Sharing of Ideas is welcomed.
We want you to love what you do, and to succeed.
Our entire hospital will support your work and embrace the energy you bring to SVH.
Located at the base of the Cascades in a pioneering, adventure-loving town, SVH is an independent public hospital district serving Snoqualmie Valley and the greater East King County community.
*Snoqualmie Valley Record Readers Poll, December 2022.
FTE 1.
0 OBJECTIVE SUMMARY: Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician, ARNP, PA, or RN.
Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, communicating with patients via telephone or patient portal.
Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by a physician, ARNP, PA, or RN.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: · Interview patients to obtain current condition/complaint, measure vital signs, weight, and height.
· Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician or provider.
· Record patient’s medical history, social history, family history, surgical history, and obtain outside medical records.
· Performs related work as required for several specialty providers including but not limited to Primary Care.
· Collect blood, tissue or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing and or transport.
· Perform waived tests.
· Perform quality controls for waived test kits.
· Manage message in-box.
· Make outbound calls to patients per provider instructions.
· Enter orders and referrals into the EMR per the provider instructions.
· Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, and provider’s instructions to patients.
· Help provider during procedures, sterile set-up.
· Proper instrument handling and cleaning.
· Performing such tasks as, EKG, venipuncture, injections, ear lavage, nebulizer treatments, pulmonary function tests, and removing sutures as directed by the provider.
· Maintain state vaccine records via the Washington Immunization Information System.
· Prepare prescription refills for electronic signature by the provider.
· Prepare paper documents for provider signature.
· Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
· Clean and stock exam rooms, venipuncture room, and lab.
· Occupational Health and Medicine tasks as assigned.
· Perform appropriate hand hygiene.
· Attends required meetings and participates in committees as requested.
· Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality; HIPAA.
· Participates in professional development activities and maintains professional affiliations.
· Other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED EDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited/ approved Licensed Practical Nursing Program.
PREFERRED EDUCATION: Same as above REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: One year of experience as an LPN in a clinical setting PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Two years’ experience as an LPN in a clinical setting ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS: Must possess current LPN license through the State of Washington SKILLS: · Knowledge of the English language including meaning and spelling of words, rules, of composition and grammar · Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases and deformities WORK ENVIRONMENT: Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, medicinal preparations and other conditions common to a clinic environment.
Work may be stressful at times.
Interaction with others is constant and interruptive PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Requires full range of body motion including Lifting, bending, stooping, stretching, sitting, kneeling, and handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
Involves standing and walking.
Requires normal visual acuity and hearing.
Requires exposure to bodily fluids.
Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, calculator, telephone, copier and such other office equipment as necessary.
OTHER DUTIES – Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
BENEFITS: We take pride in the benefits package we provide our team members.
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital offers you one medical plan with multiple in-network tiers with Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, Eastside Health, and First Choice/First Health providers/network.
Medical Dental Vision Pharmacy Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) Life and AD&D Retirement Plan Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Travel Assistance & ID Theft Protection Voluntary Benefits Eligibility Requirements - Employees regularly scheduled at least 20 hours per week.
Employee Dependents - Your legal spouse or domestic partner, Dependent children until age 26.
Waiting Period - 1st of the month following 30 days from your date of hire.
PLEASE NOTE: The COVID vaccine and the Flu shot (during Flu season) are a condition of employment.
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital is a drug-free workplace.
We complete drug screenings as a part of our onboarding process.