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Clinical Coordinator Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Lakewood Family Practice Clinic101 Truman Medical Center
UH Lakewood Medical CenterKansas City, Missouri
Family Practice Clinic UHLMC
Full time
7:30AM - 5:00PM
40
We’re looking for a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) who thrives in a fast-paced ambulatory care setting and loves being part of a collaborative care team. Under the guidance of the Manager and Provider(s), you’ll deliver hands-on nursing care, champion clinical excellence, and help ensure every patient’s experience is positive and seamless.
This role goes beyond routine tasks—you’ll gather critical patient data, administer medications and treatments, document with precision, and support both patients and providers in achieving the best possible outcomes. Every day brings a new opportunity to make an impact!
What You’ll Do
Document every step of patient care in the electronic medical record with accuracy and accountability.
Communicate openly with your care team to keep everything running smoothly.
Collect and report patient data to support assessments and care planning.
Anticipate the needs of providers and patients through skilled observation.
Perform pre-visit screenings to prepare patients for a great care experience.
Assist with implementing care plans, supporting patient/family education, and empowering healthier outcomes.
Participate in quality improvement efforts to enhance patient safety and results.
Stay current on best practices, maintaining competencies and credentials.
Provide respectful, patient-centered care in a multicultural setting.
Champion patient rights, safety, cultural diversity, and quality improvement.
Deliver age-appropriate, compassionate care for every patient.
Greet patients, families, and colleagues with professionalism and warmth—always.
Stay up-to-date on compliance, regulations, and organizational standards.
What You Bring (Minimum Requirements)
Graduation from an accredited practical or vocational nursing program.
Current LPN license in the State of Missouri.
At least 3 years of experience in an LPN clinical service setting.
Experience providing operational leadership and direction to staff.
BCLS certification (current).
Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
A patient-first mindset with a commitment to safety, quality, and excellence.
University Health (UH) has all the things you expect from a great health system. With two acute care academic hospital locations, the largest, most comprehensive behavioral health program in the area, a long-term care facility and multiple primary care practices, UH provides the highest quality care – from routine screenings to the most complicated cases. We are the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, so our doctors are academic specialists who teach tomorrow’s doctors the very latest updates.
University Health Truman Medical Center, our downtown campus, is one of the busiest Level One Trauma Center in the city. Providers offer the full range of services with specialties in chronic disease management, high risk pregnancy and sleep disorders along with the state-of-the art Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Center.
University Health 1, located at 2101 Charlotte Street is an outpatient care and day-surgery center, with sixteen clinics including Sabates Eye Center, Plastic Surgery, Hernia repair and Medical Imaging with Siemens 3D Mammography.
At University Health 2, 2211 Charlotte St, providers offer Primary and Women's Care.
In eastern Jackson County, University Health Lakewood Medical Center sits on 300 acres of beautiful wooded grounds. We are a community hospital providing the continuum of care— from emergency medicine to a nationally-certified orthopaedic joint replacement program — as well as The Family Birthplace, We have several family medical care centers and a radiology center, Medical Imaging Eastland, that provides the latest in technology and specialized breast cancer care.
Mission
University Health is an academic health center providing accessible, state-of-the-art quality healthcare to our community regardless of the ability to pay.
