Springfield Clinic

Physician-owned multispecialty healthcare

Licensed Practical Nurse - Telenurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Part-timeSpringfield, IL, USA$23.93 - $35.89

About the Job

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and hold a current Illinois Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license.
Have at least three years of clinical experience in an acute ambulatory or acute care setting.
Reside within a 100-mile radius of Springfield, Illinois.
Have intermediate computer skills and the ability to type accurately at 40 words per minute.
Demonstrate a pleasant, clear telephone voice and effective verbal communication over the phone in a calm, professional manner.
Have written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Be able to sit for long periods.
Work 4–5 of the 9 observed holidays and provide staffing during critical staffing times.
Adhere to required Springfield Clinic training and accomplishments under policy, OSHA requirements, incident reporting policies and procedures, and the Clinic’s Code of Conduct and Ethics Standards.

Responsibilities

Provide TeleNurse support services within the LPN scope of practice defined by the Illinois Nurse Practice Act, promote wellness, and serve as a resource person, educator, and patient advocate.
Perform medication refill requests, document nursing home reports, provide select lab results, and verify various orders and information in the electronic health record.
Collect data and provide basic nursing assessment to identify patients who need RN TeleNurse Triage services.
Report identified emergent, urgent, or routine patient healthcare needs to the Charge Nurse.
Use multiple software programs efficiently and in real time with minimal supervision.
Prioritize calls in the queue and manage time and resources effectively.
Perform data entry during calls.
Function as a resource to new LPNs.
Advocate for patients by collaborating with the RN TeleNurse.
Use multiple computer programs and electronic health records routinely.
Perform other assigned job duties.

The LPN TeleNurse is responsible for providing TeleNurse support services within the LPN scope of practice as defined by the Illinois Nurse Practice Act. Promotes the philosophy of wellness, serves as a resource person, educator, and patient advocate.

Schedule:
Week 1: Friday 5-8pm, Saturday 8a-1p
Week 2: Monday and Thursday 5-8pm

Job Relationships

Reports to the TeleNurse Supervisor

Principal Responsibilities

Perform medication refill requests, document nursing home reports, provide select lab results, and verify various orders and information on the electronic health record.
Collect data and provide basic nursing assessment to identify patients needing RN TeleNurse Triage services.
Report identified emergent, urgent, or routine patient healthcare needs to the Charge Nurse.
Ability to multi-task, function efficiently and with minimal supervision within multiple software programs in real time.
Prioritize calls within the queue and manage time and resources effectively.
Perform data entry at time of call.
Function as a resource to new LPN’s.
Serve as an advocate for the patient by collaborating with the RN TeleNurse.
Ability to provide staffing during critical staffing times.
Ability to work 4-5 of the 9 observed holidays.
Demonstrates effective verbal communication over the phone in a calm and professional manner.
Comply with the Springfield Clinic incident reporting policy and procedures.
Adhere to all OSHA and Springfield Clinic training & accomplishments as required per policy.
Provide excellent customer service and adhere to Springfield Clinic's Code of Conduct and Ethics Standards.
Perform other job duties as assigned.

Education/Experience

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current Illinois LPN license required.
Minimum three (3) years clinical experience in an acute ambulatory or acute care setting required.

Licenses/Certificates

LPN License in the State of IL required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Pleasant clear telephone voice.
Required to reside within 100-mile radius of Springfield, Illinois.
Intermediate computer skills and the ability to accurately type 40 words per minute.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
This is a remote position.
Routinely uses multiple computer programs and electronic health records.
Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time.

Working Environment

PHI/Privacy Level

HIPAA1

Pay Range: $23.93 - $35.89

About the Company

Springfield Clinic

Physician-owned multispecialty healthcare

Springfield Clinic is a physician-owned multispecialty medical group serving central Illinois. It provides primary care, specialty medicine, urgent care, diagnostics, procedures, and outpatient services through clinics across the region. Patients receive care from physicians and advanced practitioners supported by coordinated clinical and administrative teams. Its operating model connects medical departments with nursing, imaging, laboratories, pharmacy, scheduling, revenue cycle, and technology. Roles span clinical practice, allied health, patient access, medical support, information systems, facilities, and administration.

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