Best Care·Fremont, Nebraska
The LPN delivers and coordinates patient care by utilizing the nursing process and collaborating with physicians. Responsibilities include overseeing clinical operations, managing laboratory services, and supporting providers during exams and treatments.
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ.
We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart.
It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge.
We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued!
Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.
Typical Work Schedule: Casual PRN or 12 hour shift
Casual/PRN employees work on an ‘as needed’ basis to meet the needs of the business. Work days/hours will often vary from week to week.
Dunklau Gardens is our long-term care, home health & hospice and post-acute short-term skilled rehab care facility.
Our devoted staff are available to assist residents in achieving maximum independence and improved quality of life. You can expect innovative care that’s customized to meet your individual needs, hobbies and interests.
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) utilizes the nursing process to deliver and coordinate patient care.
The LPN is responsible for promoting and restoring patient's health by completing the nursing process, collaborating with physicians and team members, and providing physical and psychological support to patients and their families.
Exhibits the core values of Methodist Fremont Health.
He/she practices within the boundaries of the Nebraska Nurse Practice Act, specialty standards, and organizational/departmental policies and procedures.
Oversees clinical staff proficiencies, supply ordering, and day to day clinical operations.
1. Supports the physician and other providers in the care and treatment of patients, incl. rooming the patient; communicating delays to patient, provider and team members; and facilitating the provider's schedule.
2. Performs duties and responsibilities with excellence, enthusiasm, great service orientation demonstrating courteous behaviors and mannerisms and by anticipating physician and other medical provider’s needs.
3. Practices within scope of practice perimeters as inferred by licensure, standard nursing practice, knowledge, and skill level.
4. Performs routine and specialized nursing procedures following physician's orders.
5. Assists physician with exams, treatments and minor surgery, by preparing patient and room for a specific procedure and attending patient during procedure.
6. Records info in patient's medical chart, e.g., patient's history, physical data, vital signs, symptoms, treatments, exams, meds administered.
7. Applies principles of infection control.
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Has direct oversight of laboratory services including equipment.
9. Works in collaboration with lab services at Methodist Fremont Health to assure meets Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) requirements.
10. Ensures quality controls are delegated and maintained.
Assures clinic and staff comply with radiation safety standards.
12. Schedules clinical staff according to protocols and provider workloads to assure proper coverage for clinic operations. Utilizes clinical staff in an efficient manner.
13. Orders and stocks clinic supplies, vaccines and pharmaceuticals.
14. Assures that daily clinic operational requirements are completed and documented.
15. Reports issues and concerns to supervisor in a timely fashion.
16. Ensures staff maintain clinical competencies.
Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.
Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.
Market context
In Nebraska, nursing support roles like medication aides and technicians are often driven by ongoing staffing needs in long-term care, assisted living, and similar settings. These jobs can be competitive because employers usually want a high school diploma plus current state-approved medication aide or technician certification, with insulin and CPR/BLS credentials preferred. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, and confirm your certifications are current before applying.