Ambulatory Licensed Practical Nurse; LPN), Behavioral Psychiatry Day Shift

Position: Ambulatory Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Behavioral Psychiatry, Full-Time (Day Shift)
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Job Description:

Location:

Lancaster, PA

Schedule:

Full-Time, Day Shift, 40 hours/week. Monday to Friday, 730am-400pm

Summary:

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Position Summary:

To provide nursing services to patients at a provider's office.  Patient care includes care to patients in following age group:  pediatric  infant to 12 years , adolescent  13 to 17 years , adult  18 to 64 years  and geriatric  over 64 years .

+ Qualified individuals must have the ability  with or without reasonable accommodation  to perform the following duties:

+ Provides clinical advice by phone electronic correspondence based on clinical judgments and or triage protocols in accordance with regulatory requirements and standards of practice. Consults with provider as necessary.

+ Provides patient specific education including but not limited to preventive care, chronic disease management, acute diagnosis, medications and other areas pertinent to patient outcomes.

+ Prepares patient for visit by using appropriate rooming standards tool.

+ Administers injections and medications as prescribed by the provider and in accordance with department protocol, regulatory requirements and standards of practice.

+ Prepares and assists providers with various procedures, minor surgeries and other exams as designated by the provider.

+ Performs Point of Care Testing, including but not limited to hearing, flu, urine and strep tests.

+ Collects blood or other laboratory specimens and prepares them for further testing.

+ Authorizes prescription refills as instructed by the provider.

+ Assists with test tracking and monitoring overdue results.

+ Removes sutures and changes dressings on wounds as necessary.

+ Assures exam rooms are adequately supplied and cleaned after each patient visit. Maintains and cleans medical instruments and equipment after each procedure.

+ Assists provider and patient in reviewing and revising care plans and assesses patient progress. Follows up with patient between visits as necessary.

+ Assists with proactive outreach for patients requiring preventive and chronic disease services.

+ Performs care coordination activities among specialists and transitions of care to obtain all necessary patient information.

+ Assists in coordination of referrals, education and community resources.

+ Actively participates in performance improvement initiatives to improve overall patient experience and quality of care.

+ Participates in daily huddles with the provider.

+ Serves as a patient experience advocate by being a positive influence at all times when interacting with patients, visitors and colleagues. Communicates with all patients, visitors and colleagues in a professional manner while keeping customer service a top priority.

+ Handles all patient information in a confidential manner according to Lancaster General Health privacy and confidentiality policies and procedures.

+ The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:

+ Performs various front office responsibilities as necessary.

+ May require some regional travel - valid driver's license is required if traveling.

+ Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities:

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Minimum Required Qualifications:

+ Completion of a LPN or a RN educational program

+ Current licensure as a Registered Nurse  RN  or Licensed Practical Nurse  LPN , issued by the PA State Board of Nursing

+ AHA CPR BLS certification required within 30 days of hire.

+ This role requires occasional regional travel.  Ability to travel to multiple sites is required.

+ One  1  to Two  2  years of nursing experience in a primary or specialty care physician's office.

+ Prior triage, emergency room, cardiac care, intensive care or other related specialty nursing experience.

+ ATTENTION CONCENTRATION - The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to focus on certain aspects of current experience and reject others:

+ The position requires the ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously.  It is highly likely that multiple task demands are going to be required of the individual at the same time.

+ NEW LEARNING AND MEMORY - The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain material:

+ A large portion of this position required reliance on verbal memory and new learning.  Efficiency in processing of verbal information, either in written or spoken form, is a major…