LPN - Float Pool

Position Title: Licensed Practical Nurse Position Code: LPN-______

Department: Physician Services Safety Sensitive: ☒ Yes ☐ No

Reports to: Clinic Manager/Nursing Director Exempt Status: ☐ Yes ☒ No

All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and duties in such a way that supports KHI’s vision of providing the region’s best clinical care and patient service through an environment that fosters respect for others and pride in performance.

• Works under the direction of the provider and the Arizona State Nurse Practice Act to provide professional nursing care for clinic patients in compliance with nursing standards and regulations.
• Triage patients by phone or in person, receiving and implementing telephone physician orders, maintaining clinical communication in dynamic environment.
• Responsible for maintaining all applicable KHI Policies and Procedures.
• Escorts patient to exam room and prepares patient for exam including vital signs, history, and reason for seeking care.
• Cross trains in data entry, balancing of accounts, charges fees and collect payments due.
• Schedules/confirms appointments.
• Maintains and facilitates communication between patients, family, and clinical staff.
• Reports as necessary to Public Health at direction of provider.
• Maintains work area including exam rooms, supplies, medication, and immunizations.
• Performs CLIA waived lab tests and obtains specimens.
• Performs proficiency testing and runs controls for waived tests.
• May perform venipuncture.
• Participates in division meetings.

Education:

• Graduate of a practical or vocational nursing program
• High school graduate or equivalent.

Licensure
:
Current, valid Arizona LPN license or compact state LPN/LVN license

Certification
: BLS through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross

Skills and Knowledge:

• Ability to communicate effectively with others
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks
• Ability to maintain attention to detail
• Knowledge of and ability to use computer hardware and software applications
• Ability to recognize and respond appropriately to urgent/emergent situations per protocol
• Knowledge of and ability to implement direct care, newborn through geriatric
• Knowledge of and ability to use basic medical terminology

Experience: One to two years’ experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse in a clinical outpatient setting

Exposure Categories:

• Category I:
  
  Expected duties have routine potential for exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues.
• Other potential hazard(s): possible exposure to chemical, biological and radioactive substances; possible exposure to hostile individuals.

• Must be able to
  distinguish appropriate colors
• Capable of consistently reaching and/or working above and below shoulder level, lifting up to 50 pounds
• Capable of walking or being on feet 90% of time per day with frequent bending, squatting, kneeling, standing; sitting at desk 10% of the time per day
• Communicating using telephone

Date Staff Position Description Created / Revised: 10/09/2018; 6/3/2019; 10/3/2019; 2/28/2022