LPN Clinic - GI

Company: SSM Health
Location: Tuscumbia
Posted on: January 9, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description More than just a job, it’s a vocation. Location: MO - Our Healthcare Facility in Jefferson City Employment Type: Regular Position Overview: This role involves providing patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician, while adhering to the limits of your professional license. Key Responsibilities: Assist in evaluating patients and ensure their overall well-being. Administer medications and monitor patients for any adverse reactions to treatments. Conduct laboratory tests and provide therapeutic services. Educate patients and their families about treatment plans, including self-care after discharge, holistic health needs, available resources, and follow-up care. Document patient encounters as directed by the provider, including diagnoses, symptoms, discharge instructions, and prescriptions. Transcribe orders for laboratory tests, radiology tests, and medications, ensuring patient charts are updated with lab results and evaluations to facilitate treatment decisions. Record consultations or discussions with family members and/or the patient’s primary physician or on-call physician. Maintain a state of alertness and operate safely at all times. Perform additional duties as assigned. Qualifications:Education: Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program or possess equivalent educational qualifications for licensing. Experience: No prior experience is necessary. Physical Demands: Regularly communicate verbally to convey information. Frequent standing and walking are required. Occasional lifting, carrying, and pushing/pulling of objects weighing between 0-25 lbs. Regular sitting, reaching, and data entry tasks. Frequent visual acuity for both near and far distances, as well as color differentiation. Regularly use the sense of smell to identify odors. Frequently utilize hearing to receive verbal communication and detect alarms or machinery issues. Occasional lifting of objects weighing 25-50 lbs and moving patients. Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping, and repetitive movements of the legs and arms. Occasional driving may be required. Rarely involves crawling or running. Licenses and Certifications: Location: Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA). Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license issued by a Compact State. Work Schedule: Day Shift (United States) Job Type: Employee Department: Gastroenterology Weekly Hours: 40 Benefits: Our organization values its dedicated employees and offers a comprehensive benefits package tailored to meet their needs. Paid Parental Leave: Eligible team members receive one week of paid leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). Flexible Payment Options: Our voluntary benefit through DailyPay allows eligible hourly employees to access earned but unpaid wages before payday (fees may apply). Upfront Tuition Coverage: We provide upfront tuition assistance through the FlexPath Fund for eligible team members. Our organization is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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