Licensed Practical Nurse Physician Office

Department

01120 AHNMG Primary Care:
Fort Valley - Family Medicine

Full time

Yes

40

Days

$24.10 - $36.15

• Assists in the assessment of the needs of the patient. Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care. Participates in development, interpretation, documentation of plan of care for each patient. Provides patient and/or family teaching as necessary and acts as a liaison between patient/family and physician. Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients and families in accordance with office standards.
  
  Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and families.
• Provides skilled and safe nursing care to assigned patients. Assists physician with examination/treatments. Follows through on predictable problems. Provides safe patient care. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of normal limits of vital signs and commonly used lab tests by reporting abnormal findings and reporting them to the physician. Demonstrates an understanding of the medical plan of care and ensures that physician orders are implemented promptly and accurately.
  
  Carries out physician’s orders as assigned and confers with physician for clarification of orders when necessary. Consistently performs treatments with precise techniques which may include drawing blood and administering medications by injection. Administers and records medication accurately. Schedules diagnostic testing and doctor referrals.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and educates patient/family on working diagnosis, appropriate course of treatment, pertinent diagnostic findings, and physician recommendations for future follow-up care. Demonstrates a positive, constructive attitude providing the patient/family with a sense of security. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patients served.
  
  Able to interpret data about the patient’s status in order to identify each patient’s age specific needs and provide care needed by the patient group. Provides written resource material. Documents family education, nursing reassessments and interventions accurately, clearly and concisely according to the unit standard. Evaluates and documents in the patient record response to nursing intervention. Ensure blood and urine specimens are delivered to the lab in a time appropriate manner.
• Acts as advocate for providing safe delivery of patient care. Informs physician of change in patient condition.
• Demonstrates knowledge of dosage, route, action, side effects and contraindications of medications. Utilizes resources as necessary. Administers medications following physician orders, practice policies and procedures. Identifies drug interactions. Knows antidotes/treatments for medication overdose. Knows antidotes/treatments for medication infiltrations. Calculates all dosages accurately. Phones in or faxes prescription refills at physicians’ request. Documents appropriately.
• Keeps exam rooms, lab and personal work stations neat and orderly. Able to set up and operate equipment used in practice. Reports all damaged equipment to department/person per policy. Replaces, removes and return equipment and supplies as appropriate. Performs other duties as assigned, which may include answering telephones and helping receptionist if appropriate.
• Responds promptly to changes in workload, adjusting assignments as necessary to achieve optimal productivity and efficiency. Responsible for maintaining patient charts. Including filing of all information back into charts in a timely manner. Maintains neatness of medical record room/area.
• Contributes to practice quality improvement activities as needed. Participates in educational programs and research that contribute to the improvement of nursing practice.
• Accepts and uses instructions and guidance from physician and practice…