LPN or RN - Oncology Clinic

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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) - Outpatient Clinic

Ready to bring your nursing experience to an outpatient setting with a consistent weekday schedule? Whether you're a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN), join our clinic team and provide high-quality, patient-centered care while enjoying the predictability of Monday through Friday hours with no weekends!

Schedule & Position Highlights

• Monday - Friday
• 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• No weekends!
• Outpatient clinic setting
• Consistent daytime schedule
• Collaborative, team-based environment
• Direct patient care without a traditional inpatient schedule
• Open to both LPNs and RNs!

What You'll Do

As a Clinic LPN or RN, you'll work closely with providers and other members of the healthcare team to deliver compassionate, high-quality patient care, coordinate clinical services, support daily clinic operations, and ensure a positive experience for patients throughout their visit.

Responsibilities will be performed in accordance with your nursing license, applicable scope of practice, organizational policies, and demonstrated competencies.

Patient Care & Clinical Support

• Obtain and record vital signs, identify abnormal findings, and communicate concerns to the appropriate provider or nursing team member.
• Prepare patients for examinations, treatments, and procedures.
• Assist with and perform clinical procedures within your authorized scope of practice.
• Administer prescribed medications and vaccinations via approved routes, as permitted by licensure and organizational policy.
• Perform routine nursing procedures, including simple dressing changes and other appropriate clinical interventions.
• Collect, prepare, and secure specimens for point-of-care testing or laboratory transport.
• Perform point-of-care testing when applicable.
• Monitor patient conditions, recognize changes, and promptly communicate concerns or respond to urgent and emergency situations.
• Provide compassionate, age-appropriate care while addressing patients' comfort and individual needs.
• Participate in patient assessments, care planning, and nursing interventions as appropriate to licensure and scope of practice.

Care Coordination & Clinic Flow

• Support a smooth and efficient patient experience from arrival through departure.
• Assist with scheduling new and follow-up appointments.
• Collaborate with providers, nursing staff, and other healthcare professionals to promote continuity of care.
• Gather clinical documentation and medical records for provider review.
• Obtain outside medical records and ensure appropriate information is incorporated into the electronic medical record.
• Reinforce patient education and instructions as appropriate to scope of practice.
• Support daily clinic operations and help maintain efficient patient flow.

Medication & Safety Management

• Assist with maintaining medication and vaccine inventory.
• Monitor medication storage conditions and refrigerator/freezer temperature logs.
• Ensure proper handling and disposal of expired medications.
• Follow infection prevention, environmental, and patient safety standards.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized clinical environment.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, including Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) projects and Environment of Care (EOC) rounds.
• Adhere to established clinical protocols and organizational policies.

Documentation & Communication

• Accurately document nursing care, clinical tasks, medication administration, testing, and procedures in the patient's electronic medical record.
• Navigate the EMR to access laboratory results, radiology results, and medical records.
• Maintain strict patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Communicate patient-care concerns, clinical updates, and operational needs to appropriate providers and leadership.
• Assist with telephone communication, patient inquiries, and routing calls to the appropriate team member.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure timely and accurate communication.

What We're Looking For

Minimum Qualifications

• Current, valid Louisiana Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) license, or appropriate temporary permit to practice.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification.
• Ability to provide safe, effective nursing care within the applicable scope of practice.
• Strong communication, organizational, and teamwork skills.

We're looking for a compassionate, dependable, and organized LPN or RN who enjoys working collaboratively in a fast-paced outpatient environment and is committed to delivering exceptional patient care.

Why Consider Outpatient Nursing?

Bring your nursing skills to a setting that offers meaningful patient interaction, professional collaboration, and a predictable work schedule.

With Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM hours and no weekends, this position is an excellent opportunity for an LPN or RN looking to transition from bedside, inpatient, or other clinical settings into an outpatient environment.

Join our team and make a difference in patients' lives while enjoying a more consistent weekday schedule!

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems - it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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