Practical Nurse (Outpatient)

Quick Facts

• Role: Practical Nurse (Outpatient)

• Setting: Outpatient clinic

Description

Provide practical nursing care to patients with a range of medical conditions in an outpatient clinic. You will record vital signs, manage orders and results (labs, radiology, referrals), prepare patients for procedures such as wound care, catheterizations, and respiratory therapies, and administer oral, intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular immunizations. You will also educate patients and support ongoing care through accurate documentation and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Record vital signs

• Order and track laboratory, radiology, and referral results to completion

• Make and manage future appointments

• Assist with managing medical procedures, physical examinations, and treatments under guidance

• Prepare patients for wound care, catheterizations, and respiratory therapies

• Administer immunizations

• Educate patients and families/caregivers on care and medications

Requirements

• Practical/vocational nursing licensure in a U.S. state/territory or D.C. (or applied for licensure)

• 1 year of nursing experience in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or similar supervised facility, including vital signs measurement, immunizations, patient record updates, and routine procedures

• Maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (American Red Cross)

• Pass background/personal security investigations and required pre-employment screening

• Immunization screening; Hepatitis B vaccination required for direct patient contact

• Consent to seasonal influenza vaccination or provide a recognized exemption

• Consent to random drug urinalysis testing

• Complete pre-placement medical examination

• Meet professional credential requirements for practical nurse duties

• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds

• Available for shift work that may include evenings, weekends, and holidays

• US citizenship and proof of citizenship

Benefits

Benefits available (see employer benefits review).