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Licensed Practical Nurse - Surgery Clinic

SSM Health · IL · $20.11–$32.18 an hour · Full time

Posted Sep 3, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

What surgical clinic experience do you have, and what kinds of procedures did your patients have?

What they are checking: Whether they understand pre-op and post-op care in a clinic setting.

How do you help coordinate care between the surgeon, the hospital and the patient?

What they are checking: Whether they can keep the pieces of surgical care connected, which the posting stresses.

Tell me about a time you had to help a patient who was very anxious about an upcoming surgery.

What they are checking: Whether they can calm patients and answer questions within their role.

What would you do

A patient calls three days after surgery with a fever and redness at the incision. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they recognize a possible infection and get the patient seen quickly.

The clinic is busy and you have several post-op calls to return. How do you decide who to call first?

What they are checking: Whether they can triage phone calls by urgency.

About the work

Walk me through a post-op visit. What do you check on the wound and ask the patient?

What they are checking: Whether they can spot signs of infection or poor healing and report them.

How do you remove sutures or staples, and when would you stop and get the provider?

What they are checking: Whether they have the hands-on skills and know when something isn't right.

How do you explain pre-surgery instructions, like stopping blood thinners or fasting, so the patient follows them?

What they are checking: Whether they teach clearly and check understanding to prevent cancelled surgeries.

How do you set up a room for an in-office procedure and keep it clean?

What they are checking: Whether they know sterile and clean technique for minor procedures.

How do you keep accurate documentation when things are moving fast?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that good records protect patients and the clinic.

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The full job description

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It's more than a career, it's a calling IL-SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mount Vernon Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Join a team where your work matters— every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. As a Clinic Nurse, you will work closely with providers and care teams to coordinate patient care, perform clinical assessments, educate patients, and ensure seamless delivery of services in a fast-paced clinic environment. Department: Surgery Clinic, SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mount Vernon Schedule: Day shift, Monday-Friday, no nights, weekends, holidays or on-call requirements Apply today. SSM Health – We bring out the incredible in you, every day. Pay Range: $20.11 - $32.18 Pay Rate Type: Hourly SSM Health values the skills and talents that each team member brings to our organization. Compensation for this role is based on a variety of components including relevant experience, labor market, and other qualifications. The posted pay range for this position is what SSM Health reasonably expects, in good faith, to offer based on the circumstances at the time of posting. SSM Health may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law. Job Summary: Provides care to patients under the direction of a registered nurse or physician, functioning within the scope of license. Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES • Contributes to the assessment of patients and ensures the well-being of patients. • Administers medications and observes patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments. • Performs laboratory tests and therapeutic services. • Educates patients/families about disease treatment plan including self care post discharge, holistic health needs, available resources and follow up care. • May documents the provider's encounter with patients. Lists all proper diagnoses and symptoms, as well as discharge/follow-up instructions and prescriptions, as indicated by the provider. • May transcribes patient orders including laboratory tests, radiology tests and medications. Completes patient's charts by transcribing results of any labs, x-rays, or other evaluations. Continuously checks the progress of data availability for orders, to ensure the patient's workup is complete so that the provider is able to make treatment decisions regarding that patient. • May transcribes consultations or discussions with family and/or the patient's private physician or the on-call physician. • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. • Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing EXPERIENCE • No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS • Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication. • Constant standing and walking. • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. • Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry. • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. • Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors. • Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. • Occasional lifting/moving of patients. • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. • Occasional driving. • Rare crawling and running. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) State of Work Location: Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Nurse Licensure Issued by Compact State Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 7420000046 MTV MOP - Surgical Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more.

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