Triage Licensed Practical Nurse | Physical Medicine & Rehab | Day Shift | Full-time
Gainesville, Florida
LPN
Posted Aug 21
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- Rehab
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Floating required
- Setting
- Clinic
- Accepts
- LPN
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About this role
Overview
The Licensed Practical Nurse will focus on providing high level patient-centered care in a physician office setting by measuring and recording vital signs, placing patients in exam rooms, preparing patients for exams/procedures, assisting the health care provider with exams/procedures, providing patient support during exams, maintaining medical supply inventory, and stocking exam rooms. The LPN will also provide patient care by administering medications, processing patient phone calls per practice protocols, instructing patients regarding health care and treatments, and providing health care provider with information pertaining to patients' health status. May be required to float to other UFHP practices, as needed, for staffing.
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements Licensed LPN eligible to practice in the State of Florida One year of ambulatory care or hospital experience preferred Demonstrates initiative and ability to multitask Excellent patient/customer service skills Strong verbal communication and problem-solving skills Team-focused approach Licensure/Certification/Registration Current Licensed LPN eligible to practice in the State of Florida Florida is part of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Act AHA or Red Cross Basic Life Support (CPR) required or must be obtained within the first 90 days of employment Must maintain current Basic Life Support (CPR) certification Must successfully complete medication test within 30 days of hire Motor Vehicle Operator Designation Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose
Sourced from UF Health Shands Hospital’s careers page.
Requirements
- Licensed LPN eligible to practice in the State of Florida
- One year of ambulatory care or hospital experience preferred
- Demonstrates initiative and ability to multitask
- Excellent patient/customer service skills
- Strong verbal communication and problem-solving skills
- Team-focused approach
- Licensure/Certification/Registration
- Current Licensed LPN eligible to practice in the State of Florida
- Florida is part of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Act
- AHA or Red Cross Basic Life Support (CPR) required or must be obtained within the first 90 days of employment
- Must maintain current Basic Life Support (CPR) certification
- Must successfully complete medication test within 30 days of hire
- Motor Vehicle Operator Designation
- Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose
Place
- City
- Gainesville, Florida
- Median rent
- $1,296/mo
- Local household income
- $46,195/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% below the national average
- Address
- 1600 SW ARCHER RD, GAINESVILLE, FL, 32610
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Gainesville area index 96.7, where 100 is the national average.
Gainesville is a lively north-central Florida college town built around the University of Florida, offering nurses a mix of academic energy, abundant parks, and relatively easy commutes. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy nearby Paynes Prairie Preserve, while a growing healthcare sector anchors steady RN demand in a mid-size city with a youthful, outdoorsy vibe.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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You are weighing UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, a teaching hospital where the day-to-day is shaped by learners, complex cases, and a university-town pace. Nurses here often point to professional development and advancement opportunities that come with that teaching…
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