LPN Specialist II / Paramedic- Urgent Care
Lakeland, Florida
- Pay
- Not posted
- Unit and setting
- Urgent Care
- License
- LPN license Graduate of an accredited school of Practical Nursing and hold an active Florida state license.Active Florida LPN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Active Florida LPN license Graduate of an accredited school of Practical Nursing and hold an active Florida state license. Check your license
- License
- Licensed Paramedic under the state of Florida Licensed Paramedic under the state of Florida. Check your license
- Certification
- CPR certification CPR certification.
- Certification
- IV certification within 90 days of employment IV certification required within 90 days of employment.
- Education
- Graduate of accredited school of Practical Nursing
Preferred
- Experience
- 2 years of experience Preferred two (2) years of experience in ER, critical care, urgent care, or Hospital setting.
- Experience
- ER, critical care, urgent care, or hospital setting experience
- Experience
- Field, ER, or Urgent Care setting experience Preferred two years’ experience in the field, in ER or Urgent Care or setting.
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Telephone triage to evaluate patient needs Identifies and evaluates patient needs by way of telephone triage.
- Day to day
- Administer medication including injections and document administration Administers medication including injections; documents medication given or prescribed by ordering physician as required by specialty.
- Day to day
- Identify education needs and instruct patient and family Identifies patient and family education needs and provides instruction.
- Day to day
- Respond to emergency situations Recognizes and responds to emergency situations as appropriate.
- Day to day
- Document in medical records per Clinical Services policies Adheres to the Clinical Services policies and procedures when documenting information in patient’s medical record.
- Day to day
- Facilitate patient flow in the clinic office Facilitates the flow of patients to maintain the integrity of the physician’s office.
The workplace
You would be walking into Watson Clinic in Lakeland, a private multispecialty group founded in 1941 that now runs roughly a dozen offices and serves Polk County and Central Florida. The day-to-day for LPN and MA float roles sits in…
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Essential Functions
Identifies and evaluates patient needs by way of telephone triage. Administers medication including injections; documents medication given or prescribed by ordering physician as required by specialty. Identifies patient and family education needs and provides instruction. Recognizes and responds to emergency situations as appropriate. Adheres to the Clinical Services policies and procedures when documenting information in patient’s medical record. Facilitates the flow of patients to maintain the integrity of the physician’s office.
Requirements
LPN ii -
Required Education and Experience
Graduate of an accredited school of Practical Nursing and hold an active Florida state license. CPR certification. ACLS & PALS required within first 90 days of employment. IV certification required within 90 days of employment.
Preferred Education and Experience
Preferred two (2) years of experience in ER, critical care, urgent care, or Hospital setting.
Paramedic -
Required Education and Experience Licensed Paramedic under the state of Florida. CPR certification. ACLS & PALS required within first 90 days of employment
Preferred Education and Experience Preferred two years’ experience in the field, in ER or Urgent Care or setting.
What's around it?
Lakeland, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,395/mo
- Household income
- $64,185/yr, all local households, not nurse pay