LPN presso Cowlitz Family Health Center

Description

Are you a Licensed Practical Nurse with a passion for improving care quality and patient outcomes? Cowlitz Family Health Center is looking for someone to join as a vital member of CFHC Team—where your clinical skills and eye for detail help shape better systems, safer care, and healthier communities.

As an LPN, you'll build strong, trusting relationships with patients to support health maintenance and improve outcomes. You'll use patient rosters to conduct outreach for routine screenings, chronic condition management, and complex care, always with a personalized and empathetic approach. Utilizing motivational interviewing, you'll empower patients to take an active role in their health. Your responsibilities will also include delivering tailored health education, assisting with pre-visit planning, and reconciling medical records to ensure seamless coordination between primary and specialty care. You’ll contribute to accurate documentation that supports continuity of care and compliance, while helping drive strategic and operational initiatives aligned with patient-centered medical home (PCMH) principles. You will also participate in cross-training efforts and provide support in other clinic roles as needed, contributing to seamless clinic operations and teamwork, as well as understanding the unique patient needs and barriers to identify opportunities for improving access and engagement in healthcare services.

• Wage Range: $25.00 - $26.93 per hour DOE.
• Schedule: Monday Through Friday 8a-5p
• FTE: 1.0

This position is represented by a collective bargaining agreement.

Benefits: We offer competitive wages and benefits including:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans – 100% for employee
• Vacation: 160 hours per year to start, accrued bi-weekly
• 9 Paid Holidays plus 1 floating holiday
• Matching 403b Retirement Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance- $50,000 employer paid
• Long Term Disability and AD&D employer paid
• Employee Assistance Plans
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance.

Cowlitz Family Health Center provides a wide range of services to all individuals, regardless of background or socio-economic status, including medical, dental, family planning, substance abuse treatment, and behavioral health services. We believe every person has value, is worthy of respect, and deserves quality care regardless of their financial situation.

Cowlitz Family Health Center is growing and evolving. We are looking for people who share our vision, want to use their skills to provide exceptional customer service to our patients, and can adapt as we continue to make positive changes.

Cowlitz Family Health Center is a drug-free workplace and performs drug testing consistent with federal guidelines in the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. All candidates who receive a written offer of employment will be required to undergo testing for commonly abused controlled substances

Requirements

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE:

• High school diploma plus the successful completion of a minimum of one academic year of post-secondary education in a LPN from an accredited educational institution. Associates degree in LPN preferred.
• Must possess a valid, unrestricted WA state Licensed Practical Nurse license.
• BLS/CPR certification required upon date of hire.

DESIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

• 1-4 years previous work experience as a LPN preferred.
• Experience with the Patient Centered Medical Home model of care preferred.
• Knowledge of evidence-based preventive health, chronic disease and primary care.
• Solid background in patient education and lifestyle risk reduction.
• Proficient in Medical terminology and medical office procedures.
• Ability to work with a low-income, multi-ethnic patient population and a demonstrated ability to relate respectfully and effectively to people of diverse
  racial, educational and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Must be a confident, self-directed individual who can work within a team as well as independently. Strong communication, organization, documentation and record keeping skills necessary.