LPN - Sandusky Rheumatology

Caring For the Community You Love

Hours of Work:
Full time position

Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Medical & Dental coverage, 401K match, paid time off, tuition assistance and more!

Choose a career to make a difference in people's lives every day, choose Fisher‑Titus!

• Hours of Work:
  Full time position
• Comprehensive Benefits Package:
  Medical & Dental coverage, 401K match, paid time off, tuition assistance and more!
• Shift, Weekend & PRN differential

Fisher‑Titus proudly serves the greater Huron County area’s 70,000‑plus residents by providing a full continuum of health and wellness care from heart and cancer care to outpatient services such as lab, imaging, and physical rehabilitation.

Vision:
Be the first choice for healthcare and employment within our community

Mission:
Deliver compassionate and convenient care to the highest level of excellence that promotes lifelong health and wellness for our community

Under the direction of the physician/provider, provides nursing care in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• CPR certification
• Demonstrated proficiency in acute care nursing, knowledge and skills
• Current state licensure

• Demonstrates the skills and judgment necessary to implement medical plan of care, nursing intervention, and procedures as necessary for the care of the patient.
• Follows the office exposure control plans for blood borne and airborne pathogens.
• Schedules all patients for any surgical procedure requested by the physician/provider. Must follow each individual physician’s schedule.
• Fulfilling patient care responsibilities which may include: accompanying patients to exam/procedure room, assisting patients with transfers, dressing, collecting specimens, preparing for exam, and assessing patient’s general condition, and ensuring that needs are met.
• Performs all nursing duties, collecting history, vital signs, and assist physician(s) with examinations, diagnostic procedures, and treatments, and provides direct patient care as ordered.
• Obtains prior authorizations and pre‑certifications as needed and manages referrals through EMR.
• Documents all interventions, patient/family responses, medication dispensed or prescribed and hospital data in the electronic medical record. Responsible for charting patient encounter day of visit to ensure documented, organized and chronological medical record.
• Labels, documents, and tracks all specimens or tests ordered/received following set standards and reports all test results to the physician.
• Promotes wellness by providing patient education materials and communicating the physicians’ advice and instructions to patients/families and assisting with scheduling appointments, tests or procedures serving as a role model for customer service.
• Fulfilling environment responsibilities by setting up instruments and equipment according to protocol and cleaning exam/procedure rooms between patient visits adhering to infection control/safety guidelines.

• Stand/Walk – 6‑8 hrs
• Sit – 1‑2 hrs
• Bend – up to 1/3 of time
• Squat – up to 1/3 of time
• Climb – up to 1/3 of time
• Reach – up to 1/3 of time
• Lift – up to 1/3 of time
• Carry – up to 1/3 of time
• Push – up to 1/3 of time
• Pull – up to 1/3 of time
• Right Hand – Precise Motor Function (or Fine Manipulation)
• Left Hand – Precise Motor Function (or Fine Manipulation)
• Right Foot – Gross Motor Function
• Left Foot – Gross Motor Function
• Up to 25 pounds – 1/3 or more of the time

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• Attends all mandatory education programs and can describe responsibilities related to general safety and regulatory compliance.
• Appearance is professional, neat, clean, and appropriate for the work environment. Wears proper photo identification badge while on duty.
• Maintains confidentiality of all hospital and patient information at all times, as observed by peers and management.
• Attends monthly staff meetings and participates in monthly rounding process with manager to assure effective and timely two‑way communications.
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