Licensed Practical Nurse - Outpatient Clinic

The Community – Lawton, OK

Lawton is a city of roughly 90,000 in southwestern Oklahoma, set at the edge of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge – 59,000 acres of granite peaks, free-roaming bison and elk, hiking trails, and Mount Scott. Nearby Medicine Park is a historic cobblestone resort town on Medicine Creek, and Lake Lawtonka and Lake Ellsworth offer boating and fishing minutes from town. Lawton is home to Fort Sill and Cameron University, has a low cost of living and an easy commute, and sits about 90 minutes southwest of Oklahoma City and two hours from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

The Facility – Lawton Indian Hospital

Lawton Indian Hospital is a federal Indian Health Service hospital in the Oklahoma City Area serving American Indian beneficiaries across southwestern Oklahoma. The facility provides inpatient care including general surgery, internal medicine, gynecology, and pediatrics, along with a broad outpatient program spanning family medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, radiology, laboratory, nursing, optometry, podiatry, and audiology, plus community health nursing, health education, and social services. The hospital records over 800 admissions and more than 100,000 outpatient visits per year.

1515 NE Lawrie Tatum Road, Lawton, OK 73507

About the Role

As an Outpatient Clinic LPN at Lawton Indian Hospital, you will provide direct nursing support in the ambulatory care setting – rooming and assessing patients, administering medications and immunizations, assisting with procedures, documenting in the electronic health record, and coordinating follow-up care for a diverse American Indian patient population. This is a steady daytime role with a predictable weekday schedule and real continuity with the patients you serve.

>> Since this is an IHS facility, a license in OKLAHOMA is NOT required <<

Responsibilities

• Room and assess patients, obtain vital signs, and document chief complaints in the electronic health record
• Administer medications, injections, and immunizations within the LPN scope of practice
• Assist providers with in-clinic examinations, treatments, and minor procedures
• Perform wound care, dressing changes, and specimen collection as ordered
• Provide patient and family education on treatment plans, medications, and follow-up care
• Triage patient calls and coordinate referrals, lab work, and follow-up appointments
• Maintain clinic supplies, equipment, and exam rooms in accordance with infection control standards

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited practical/vocational nursing program
• Current, active, unrestricted LPN/LVN license in any U.S. state or territory
• Minimum one (1) year of nursing experience; outpatient or ambulatory clinic experience preferred
• Current BLS certification
• Experience with electronic health records

Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Six (6) month contract assignment.

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