Bilingual LPN

*This position offers a $3,000 sign-on bonus!

Title: Bilingual LPN
Pay: $65,000 - $70,000/yr
Schedule: Tuesday – Saturday 7 am – 3 pm
Location: Phoenix, AZ

Child Crisis Arizona believes that EVERY CHILD MATTERS. Our mission is to provide children and youth a safe environment free from abuse and neglect by creating strong and successful families. If you truly want to make a difference, look into one of our rewarding careers!

As a Licensed Practical Nurse you will primarily be responsible for providing health assessments to the youth in our care.   

Essential Functions:

• Interviews patients about current problems, medications, and allergies and reviews medical record for pertinent information
• Participates in patient treatment regimen, including administering medications under the supervision of a Physician and Registered Nurse
• Establishes and documents treatment regimen under supervision of RN or MD and implements treatment
• Performs routine immunizations, nebulizer treatments, and visual acuity testing, and administers and reads TB tests
• Assists in phlebotomy: identifies patient, checks requisition form for requested tests, and prepares equipment, patient and puncture site
• Assists in IV set-up: verifying solution to be administered, evaluating infusion site, checking IV function and patient comfort, and discontinuing IV at appropriate time, as ordered by MD
• Maintains adequate inventory of examination room supplies and prepares exam rooms at the beginning and end of day and between each patient contact. 
• Performs variety of office responsibilities, including answering phones and taking messages
• Performs triage within scope of Licensed Practical Nursing Practice in an accurate and timely manner
• Facilitates and assists in the coordination of patient referrals
• Participates in the orientation and training of new personnel
• Models Center's expectation for sensitivity and competency relating to diversity and cultural awareness

Experience/ Education:

• LPN License required
•  First Aid and CPR certification required 
• 1 year of related experience. Pediatric experience preferred
• 1 year of phlebotomy experience
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) capabilities required