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OAWF Countryside - Clearwater, FL
Position Type
Full Time
Description
Position Summary: The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) works closely with other Health Care Professionals to provide quality health care to the patient.
Key Responsibilities:
Job Location
OAWF Countryside - Clearwater, FL
Position Type
Full Time
Description
Position Summary: The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) works closely with other Health Care Professionals to provide quality health care to the patient.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review daily schedule and prepare clinic area as needed
- Prepare exam rooms: select, setup, and maintain medical supplies and equipment for all examinations and procedures.
- Receives and greets patients
- Coordinate patient care through the clinic-waiting room, exam room, x-ray, procedure room and check out.
- Perform History of Present illness of patient
- Maintain EMR records, updates and reviews as necessary.
- Assist Physician with EMR requirements
- Place standing orders
- Measure vital signs (i.e. Ht, Wt, B/P, Pulse and respiration) as standing orders require.
- Simple Wound Care
- Removal of sutures or staples
- Casting/splinting as required
- Prepares procedure equipment accordingly.
- Orders Physical/Occupational Therapy, Diagnostic Tests, Medications and follow-up appointments.
- Clean and sterilize materials and instruments following universal precautions.
- Maintain Universal Precautions and Biomedical Waste Protocol.
- Participate in Staff meetings as requested.
- Monitor inventory of all medical supplies.
- Ability to maintain HIPAA Compliance
- Ability to collaborate with other multi-disciplinary team members.
- Ability to efficiently manage time and prioritize multiple skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Following appropriate legal and ethical professional conduct.
- Assists with Emergency Situations within the clinic setting.
- Ability to assist with Nurse Office Visits.
- Maintains Infection control measures
- Maintain Logs required by the State of Florida.
- Assists clinic staff as needed.
- Assure compliance with all company plans, policies and procedures set forth by the Florida Orthopaedic Institute
- All other duties as assigned.
- High School Diploma required
- LPN license required
- BLS /ACLS
- 2 years of experience in the Medical Field, especially Orthopaedics.
- Casting and Splinting experience preferred
- Proficiency in the use of Electronic Medical Records/Computers
- Registered Nurse license preferred
