| Location | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Website | https://swopehealth.org/who-we-are/careers |
As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for Swope Health Services, you will be part of a team of caregivers to provide care for the people who need it most. As an LPN you are responsible for taking a health history, performing health counseling, and administering medications and treatments. You will provide nursing care and assist our physicians and providers. LPNs provide follow-up on abnormal lab results, abnormal imaging results, and post-hospitalization, as well as proactive pre-visit planning, and patient teaching. You are a critical part of our patient-centered medical team that provides quality care.
If you are passionate about working with a team of dedicated caregivers to make care visible daily, this role is for you.
Primary Functions:
1. Contacts patients regarding abnormal labs and imaging results to advise patient of results and further care.
2. Transcribes physician/provider orders, collect specimens and cultures for laboratory analysis.
3. Reviews telephone encounters and addresses within the LPN scope of practice.
4. Completes forms and documents and obtains physician signature as appropriate. This includes but not limited to diabetic supply form, DME, and Home Health Orders.
5. Arranges referrals for specialty care, urgent or emergent care at the direction of the provider. Instructs patients in home self-care when an immediate clinic evaluation is not necessary. Instruct patients to come to the clinic as necessary. Consult with the clinic manager or provider when there is a question about the severity of the problem or the need for immediate attention.
6. Administers oral and parenteral (IM, subcutaneous, intradermal) medications as ordered and prescribed by the provider using the 6 Rights of Medication Administration. May dispense non-prescription sample medications kept in the clinic only. May not dispense prescription sample medications
7. Performs waive testing and venipuncture as ordered by the provider
8. Documents all nursing care and treatments performed, in the electronic medical record.
9. Coordinates pre-visit planning by reviewing the electronic medical record to include patient history and proactively orders labs and other testing based on standing orders.
10. Performs hospital follow up by reviewing discharge summary and performing med reconciliation.
11. Follow up on any referrals.
12. Delegates to MA within scope of practice to enhance patient care.
13. Manages and directs patient flow within the clinical area.
14. May relieve the nurse supervisor and medical assistants as necessary.
15. Orders basic clinic supplies and stock medications.
16. Knowledgeable on using PC and Microsoft Word. Ability to document within an electronic medical record and/or familiarity with Windows - based programs.
17. Assists in staff training and new employee orientation.
18. Maintains an environment conducive to the care and welfare of patients/clients.
19. Participates in continuing educational offerings that are scheduled at the facility.
20. Comply with computer security guidelines and confidentiality of both patients and staff.
21. In an emergency, L.P.N. may summon EMS for transport, initiate CPR and take actions necessary to preserve life.
22. Checks the oxygen and respiratory area weekly. Documents amount of oxygen on log sheet. Stocks room with appropriate supplies and equipment.
23. All other duties as assigned by the clinic manager.
Successful Candidates will have:
Graduated from an accredited school of practical nursing.
Licensed to practice in the State of Missouri and/or Kansas.
Basic Cardiovascular Life Support (BCLS), certified.
Excellent communication skills, customer service oriented and exhibit the ability to work with people (staff, visitors and clients).
Associates must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or obtain an approved exemption for vaccination accommodation based on a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief.
About Swope Health
Swope Health, the Kansas City region’s largest Federally Qualified Health Center, has provided comprehensive primary care, dental care and mental health services in the Greater Kansas City area for more than 56 years.
Recognized as a patient-centered medical home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, our commitment to an integrated model of healthcare aligns with our mission to improve community health and wellness through accessible, quality, comprehensive patient care.
Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and The Joint Commission, we served nearly 56,000 patients in 2025 at 24 locations throughout the area, including Kansas City, Belton, Independence, North Kansas City, Hickman Mills, and Wyandotte and Leavenworth Counties in Kansas. Swope Health is a special place that cares for the people who need it most, wherever they are in the community.
As a Swope Health Associate you will be expected to help deliver on the Swope Health Promise of “We Make Care Visible”.
You will do this by V.I.S.I.B.L.E
1. Valuing every person
2. Impacting communities
3. Serving with professionalism
4. Inspiring Innovation
5. Believing that healthcare is a basic human right
6. Leading with accountability and praise
7. Empowering Excellence