Minden Medical Clinic - Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN)
Kearney County Health Services
Minden, Nebraska
- Shift
- 8-hour days
- Unit
- Primary Care
Posted Aug 20
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour days
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Floating required
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- LPN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- NE nursing median $44/hr
NE nursing postings that state pay run $30/hr to $59/hr, the middle half $38/hr to $53/hr, across 167 postings. That covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Days and Hours
- Weekdays: 8:00am - 5:00pm
- Saturday Rotation; 8:00am - 12:00pm ( Typically every 6th or 7th weekend)
- Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) / Registered Nurse (RN)
- Department : Minden Medical Clinic
- FLSA Status: Non-exempt
- Reports To : Clinic Lead Nurse / Director of Primary Care
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- Positions Supervised: None
Essential Job Functions Duties and Responsibilities
- Will work with one dedicated Clinic Provider
- Prepares patients for and assists with examinations.
- Administers injections and medications, dresses wounds and incisions, interprets practitioner’s instructions to the patients, assists with emergency and minor surgery, and performs related tasks as directed by practitioner.
- Maintains records of vital statistics and other pertinent patient data.
- Keeps Drug Room supplies up to date and counts narcotics daily.
- Maintains stock of supplies and medications.
- Conducts specific laboratory test, as licensing allows
- Other duties as requested by Clinic Director and/or practitioners
Requirements
General
Requirements
Personal Responsibilities
- Works in harmony with assigned co-workers and other department staff.
- Is punctual in attendance. Adjusts personal schedule to work as scheduled. Provides proper notification for absence as per hospital policy.
- Accepts and responds to constructive criticism, assigned duties and suggestions in a cooperative manner.
- Demonstrates the ability to accept and implement change
- Completes assignments accurately and on time.
- Participates in continuing education programs and staff meetings as evidenced by attendance records.
- Where applicable, floats to other areas as assigned; responds to floating requested with a positive attitude.
- Willingly accepts assignments to special projects.
- Attentive to detail, record-keeping and required paperwork inherent to the position.
- Demonstrates kindness, courteousness, and sensitivity to patients, families, physicians, co-workers and visitors at all times.
- Appears well groomed and observes established dress guidelines, visibly wearing the name identification badge.
- Displays self-respect and pride in KCHS.
Phone triage and referral
- Screens calls to practitioners, answering patient questions under the practitioners’ guidance.
- Makes referral appointments with other physicians.
Other responsibilites
- Maintains stocking of supplies and equipment.
- In charge of scheduling both the event and staffing of the annual flu shot clinics.
- Provides education for and inspections of child safety seat installation.
- Ordering and tracking of medication supplies.
- Maintains Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program.
- Serves on the KCHS Safety Committee.
- Notifies the Infection Control Nurse of real or potential exposures.
Educational Responsibilities
- Completes required careLearning modules
- Completes other required certifications or classes as necessary to perform the essential functions of the job
- Attends routinely scheduled staff meetings
Qualifications
Education and/or
Experience
- High school diploma or GED
- Must possess as a minimum, a nursing diploma from an approved program of nursing
Certificates, Licensure, Registrations
- Currently licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Nebraska
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Benefits
- Competitive Wage
- Benefit package including: Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Company-Paid Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Retirement Matching, AFLAC Supplemental Insurance
- Medical Credits
- Wellness Benefits
- Tuition Assistance and Continuing Education Allowance
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Requirements
- General
- Personal Responsibilities
- Works in harmony with assigned co-workers and other department staff.
- Is punctual in attendance. Adjusts personal schedule to work as scheduled. Provides proper notification for absence as per hospital policy.
- Accepts and responds to constructive criticism, assigned duties and suggestions in a cooperative manner.
- Demonstrates the ability to accept and implement change
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- Completes assignments accurately and on time.
- Where applicable, floats to other areas as assigned; responds to floating requested with a positive attitude.
- Willingly accepts assignments to special projects.
- Attentive to detail, record-keeping and required paperwork inherent to the position.
- Demonstrates kindness, courteousness, and sensitivity to patients, families, physicians, co-workers and visitors at all times.
- Appears well groomed and observes established dress guidelines, visibly wearing the name identification badge.
- Displays self-respect and pride in KCHS.
Benefits highlights
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
Place
- City
- Minden, Nebraska
- State price level
- 10% below the national average
Nebraska index 90.1, where 100 is the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
How this role fits you
About the employer
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?