Clinic LPN

Description:

Christ Health Center is seeking a Clinic LPNwho will embrace our mission and bring life to the patients and the communities we serve. The Clinic LPN position will help in the delivery of primary care in an ambulatory setting emphasizing disease prevention and health maintenance. The Clinic LPN is responsible for assistance with the intake procedure for patients of all ages including intake and care of obstetric and pediatric patients, use of and maintenance of medical equipment, administration of medications, use of the EMR, and other duties as assigned. The Clinic LPN will assist health care providers with routine medical procedures. The Clinic LPN will function in accordance with established policies and procedures within their scope of practice.

Requirements:

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Major Duties & Responsibilities: Job Skills

• Interview patients to obtain and record medical history, vital statistics, and information such as test results in electronic medical records.
• Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the provider.
• Explain treatment procedures, medications, and providers’ instructions to patients.
• Prepare and stock treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean including disposal of contaminated supplies.
• Perform general office duties to include: answering telephones, scheduling appointments, lab result callbacks and referral follow-ups.
• Prepare and administer medications/immunizations.
• Assists in recognizing the needs and concerns of people within their cultural framework and maintains constructive relationships in dealing with all patients and staff.
• Understands Christ Health’s relationship with the community and maintains a positive image and relationships.
• Assists with initiating, implementing, and documenting patient and family teaching and documenting their response to teaching. This includes:

• preventative health teaching

• patient/family’s perceptions of illness/problems and adaptation to care

• Documents all phone calls.

• Identifies unsafe patient environment and intervenes responsibly.

• Maintains open communication with the Nurse Manager, Registered Nurses, Nursing Director, Mid-level providers, Physicians, and other staff, reporting patient progress, abnormal diagnostic/assessment data, and notable health changes.
• Interprets CHC’s services and policies to patients and families. Assists with the coordination of patient flow for efficiency of providers giving care as deemed necessary by the nurse manager.
• Attends and participates in in-service education for staff, quality assurance program, and risk-management programs.
• Relieves and substitutes for staff in other clinical areas or clinics as needed to support clinic operations.
• Assists as a trainer and instructor when directed, working to assure all new employees are well trained.
• Christ Health Center has an identifiable team structure and an organized staff to sustain team-based care. Each clinical Core Care Team providing care to patients will be comprised of at least one provider and at least one medical assistant/LPN. The Core Care Team members are expected to meet each morning prior to seeing the first patient to review the Huddle Task List for that day.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Requires effective interpersonal skills in a multi-cultural setting.
• Requires analytical skills, attention to detail, effective organization skills, ability to work in a fast-paced environment and ability to prioritize work.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and the use of an EMR.

Qualification, Education, Experience

• Currently hold a license as a Practical Nurse.
• Attendance Standards.
• Punctual and dependent for assigned/confirmed shifts.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; ability to write simple correspondence and reports; Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to patients, visitors, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage.

Reasoning Ability

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among unrelated events) and to convey the information to others.

Physical/Mental Demands

• Work requires the ability to lift objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
• Work requires the ability to carry objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
• Work requires the ability to sit or stand +/- 90% of the time.
• Work requires ability to stoop and bend, to reach, and grab with arms and hands to include manual dexterity.
• Work requires proofreading and checking documents for accuracy.
• Work requires the ability to use a keyboard and visualize a computer monitor to enter words or data.
• OSHA personal exposure risk category II.
• Airborne personal exposure risk category I.

Environmental/Working Conditions

Normal office environment.

Cultural Expectations

• Understands Christ Health Center Mission Statement and Values.
• Consistently displays Christ Health Center’s Mission daily.
• Treats patients, visitors and co-workers with love and respect.