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LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (MISSOULA COUNTY, MISSOULA MONTANA)

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POSITION: LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE
BASE RATE: $13.93 PER HOUR
STATUS: REGULAR, HALF-TIME
DEPARTMENT: PARTNERSHIP HEALTH CENTER
BARGAINING UNIT: MPEA #1
CLOSING DATE: 5:00 P.M. TUESDAY 9/20/2011
Application available at www.co.missoula.mt.us
Complete job description available upon request to the Department of Human Resources
Information at www.co.missoula.mt.us and www.co.missoula.mt.us/phc
DEFINITION: Provides clinical patient care as member of care team in all aspects of serving the patients of Partnership Health Center (PHC).
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Requires graduation from a licensed practical nursing program. Requires current license as a practical nurse in the State of Montana.
REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK: Functions as member of care team with a medical provider. Scribes for provider and assists with patient visit. Assists provider with minor procedures. Schedules follow up appointments. Triages patients. Manages patient flow. Conducts and records initial health interviews, prepares patients for examination. Gathers and records vital signs. Charts interactions with patients. Performs nursing duties such as dressing changes, wound care, first aid, etc. Prepares and administers injections and vaccinations to patients. Collects specimens, draws blood and performs lab tests. Schedules appointments for procedures and diagnostic tests with other medical providers and hospitals. Distributes test results and assures entry into patient records. Prepares and administers prescription medications to patients, telephones prescriptions to pharmacies, records medications. Communicates with other health care providers. Maintains clinic work area and equipment, including cleaning and sterilization. Assists with material management and stocking of clinic, inventory and ordering.
PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS: Work performed while walking or standing most of the time. Work requires medium range lifting, including supply boxes (20-30 lbs.); assisting patients on and off examination tables; carrying, lifting and restraining children. Requires manual dexterity to perform skills such as drawing blood and giving injections. Employee may risk exposure to bio-hazardous waste (blood, urine, body fluids), disinfectant chemicals and communicable diseases. Work schedules rotate and include evening and weekend hours.
TO APPLY: Submit Missoula County application and copy of current license to Human Resources, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday 9/20/2011; postmarks not accepted. Fax 406-258-4863; phone 406-258-4874; goodjobs@co.missoula.mt.us. Applicants may request in writing any needed accommodation to participate in the application and selection process. Missoula County will consider any reasonable accommodation. The Missoula County Equal Employment Opportunity Plan and supporting data are on file in the Human Resources Office and available for inspection.
POSTED 9/9/2011 Location: MISSOULA COUNTY, MISSOULA MONTANA
Compensation: $13.93 PER HOUR HALF-TIME
This is a part-time job.
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