(USA) Licensed Practical Nurse - WM Health

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Walmart, the Fortune #1 Company and the nation's largest private employer, is helping people save money and live better, healthier lives. We strive to be a center of wellbeing in the communities we serve, and we have a unique opportunity to provide access to affordable healthcare to millions of people. We need passionate healthcare professionals to help us achieve our mission.

You'll make an impact as you:

• Ensure the delivery of patient care within scope of practice by collecting patient medical histories, preparing treatment rooms, and assisting medical providers with patient examinations, emergencies, and medical procedures.
• Collect lab specimens (for example, urine, blood) from patients for testing.
• Measure and record vital signs and patient information (for example, pain assessments, pulse rates, temperatures, blood pressures, weights, heights) in patient electronic charts.
• Operate diagnostic equipment (for example, glucometers, pulse oximeters, nebulizers, oxygen equipment) to administer routine diagnostic tests.
• Administer medications as ordered by medical provider and as permitted by applicable law/regulation.

• Communicate patient information and concerns to appropriate Health Center staff across all service lines (for example, primary care, dental, optometry) and communicate medical provider instructions to patients.
• Provide administrative support to all service lines within the Health Center by utilizing electronic medical record and practice management systems to complete administrative tasks (for example, patient registration and intake, appointment scheduling, payment transactions).
• Process patient referrals to specialists and demonstrate awareness and communication of billing, insurance, and pricing practices (for example, processing insurance information, ensuring proper coding for patient visits, verifying patient insurance eligibility, collecting appropriate insurance copayment amounts).
• Monitor inventories to order medical and office supplies and materials.