Lead LPN - Remote

Bring Your Passion to the Forefront:

Lead LPN, OR Administration, Full-Time, Days, UChicago Medicine, Hyde Park, Illinois

We're hiring a Lead LPN for a full-time remote position in the OR Administration department here at UChicago Medicine in Hyde Park, Illinois!

Shift: Mid Shift Mon- Friday

A Licensed Practical Nurse is a nurse who performs a wide variety of nursing care services to patients under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician. Such services can be therapeutic or diagnostic procedures and/or administration of medication. The Lead LPN role provides clinical and administrative support for the Surgery and Procedural areas, while ensuring coverage and continuity of care for all patients,. The Lead LPN interfaces with providers, clinical staff members, and patients in a procedural setting. The lead LPN will contact patients prior to procedure dates and provide clinical information and patient education pertaining to their procedure to ensure a consistent patient experience and care The Lead LPN will act as the liaison between the clinics and the procedural areas promoting consistent messaging, while reducing unnecessary phone calls and delays.

Licensed Practical Nurse Essential Job Functions 

• Schedules patients for procedures as requested by the clinics.
• Contacts patients with information pertaining to their procedure such as arrival time, NPO and medication directions and any other instructions as required.
• Works in conjunction with clinics to provide clinical and administrative support for our patients.
• Provides excellent customer service and consistent messaging.
• Cross-Trains as needed. 
• Coordinates with staff and providers to enhance the quality of patient care.
• Coordinates daily work flows to ensure all daily tasks are completed.
• Provides leadership in adapting to change and promoting cost-effective measures in the practice to assure proper use of time, supplies, and personnel.
• Active participant and informal leader in staff meetings. 
• Takes lead in the orientation of new clinical employees, participates in continuous Quality Improvement projects.  Assists with data collection and shares responsibility for MDI board.  Responsible for audits and quality control processes in the clinic, including but not limited to fridge temperature, expiration date review, and maintenance of VFC program. 
• Assesses and pursues education for own professional growth and development and promotes the professional growth of others by participating in recruitment, onboarding, and training of new staff members. 
• Knows and practices the PRIDE values and promotes teamwork to create a positive work environment.
• Uses sincere greetings with providers, staff, and families, and owns and resolves service recovery with internal and external clients.
• Is aware of emergency procedures for their area and acts as a leader to staff in the case of emergencies.
• Appropriately escalates issues to management for any safety issues and protects University of Chicago property.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Licensed Practical Nurse Required Qualifications

• High school degree is required; Associate’s Degree is preferred.
• Requires the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the pediatric, adult and geriatric patients in a surgical and procedural setting.
• Experience in a surgical and/ or procedural setting strongly preferred

Licensed Practical Nurse Licenses/Certifications

• Requires registration and current LPN license in State of Illinois, CPR certification and completion of a Pharmacological course and exam. 

Organizational Overview

Located in Historic Hyde Park, UChicago Medicine is a not-for-profit integrated and academic health system of hospital and physician services, providing world class care since 1927. UChicago Medicine operates four hospitals and a state-of-the-art ambulatory-care facility located within a medical center campus of twenty interconnected buildings, along with several satellite facilities situated throughout Chicago’s south suburbs. In addition, Ingalls Memorial Hospital is located outside of the main medical campus in Harvey, IL. Today, UChicago Medicine and Biological Sciences Division, including Ingalls Memorial Hospital encompass over 800 beds and employ nearly 12,000 people, which includes more than 800 attending physicians, 1100 residents and fellows, and 2,600 nurses.

UChicago Medicine’s mission is to provide superior health care in a compassionate manner, ever mindful of each patient’s dignity and individuality. UChicago Medicine has established a market identity “At the Forefront of Medicine”, and has consistently been able to attract a critical mass of talented physicians, healthcare professionals and staff to treat the most complex clinical problems. In recognition of this excellence, U.S. News and World Report rank many of our programs as among the best in the United States.

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, The University of Chicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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Bring your career to the next level at a hospital that is thriving; from patient satisfaction to employee engagement, we are at the Forefront of Medicine. Take advantage of all we have to offer and #BringYourPassiontotheForefront,

University of Chicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: www.uchospitals.edu/jobs 

The University of Chicago Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics