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Lex Health Swansea
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Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers nearly 80 physician practices more than 9000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center a 607-bedteachinghospital in West Columbia South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinctionstatus for excellence in nursing care.

Consistently ranked as bestin the Columbia Metroarea by U.S. News & World Report Lexington Health delivers more than 4000babies each year performs more than 34000surgeries annually and isthe regions third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence the states first HeartCARE Center the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas and an Alzheimers care postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

Responsible for providing nursing care to patients in a professional and courteous manner. Performs a wide variety of patient care activities and accommodative services for patients under the direction of the manager/provider.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Education:
  
  High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Minimum Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  None
• Substitutable
  
  Education & Experience:
  
  None
• Required Certifications/Licensure:
  Current South Carolina license as a Licensed Practical Nurse;
  Basic first aid knowledge and current CPR certification
• Required Training:
  None

Essential Functions

• Maintains a positive attitude. Has contact by phone correspondence or personal meetings with persons in other departments or outside the practice; tact is required in these contacts and the employee assumes the responsibility for harmonious relationships.
• Demonstrates the following:
  • Appropriate communication of information to all ages.
    • Infant Birth to 1 year;
      Child 1 year through 12 years;
      Adolescent 13 years through 17 years;
      
      Adult 18 years through 65 years;
      
      Geriatric Over 65 years
  • Responsiveness to all patients and office staff requests and needs.
  • Performance of duties assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency i.e. fire or disaster
• Provides/Performs
  • Communication
    • Telephones (Answer Transfer)
    • Orders/Messages
    • Phone Triage
      • Physician Orders Patient Issues etc.
      • Patient Concerns treatment etc.
      • Staff Patient Care Referrals Precertification etc.
    • Understands and agrees to seek compliance with appropriate health and safety regulatory agencies
  • Scheduling
    • Referrals;
      
      Appointments;
      Ancillaries;
      
      Surgeries (Inpatient Outpatient);
      
      Hospital Admissions
  • Medical Records
    • Documentation;
      
      Forms Chart Structure;
      Chart Maintenance;
      Chart Filing/Pulling (Diagnostic Reports Transcription Correspondence);
      
      Image Files;
      Faxing;
      Copying;
      
      Mail In;
      
      Mail Out
• Lab
  • Phlebotomy
  • Specimen Collection and Processing
  • Proficiency Testing
  • Results Reporting
• Medication Management
  • Intravenous Infusion per P&P
  • Subcutaneously Intramuscular Intradermal
  • Orally Topical Suppository Sublingual Inhalants
  • Storage and Handling
  • Ordering/Maintaining Levels

Duties & Responsibilities

• Patient Care
  • Exam Room Preparation & Maintenance
  • Conducts Patient Interview
  • Chaperone Assists patients as needed
  • Assisting/Performing minor procedures
  • Triage (By telephone or in person)
  • Implement Physician Orders
  • Patient Education
  • Results Reporting
  • Clinical Documentation
• Operation of and responsibility for equipment (including but not limited to routine maintenance ordering of supplies log sheets and cleaning).
  • General Office Equipment i.e. Fax copier etc.
  • Patient Care Equipment i.e. BP Temperature Scales etc.
  • Specialized Equipment
    • X-Ray;
      
      Bone Density;
      Ultrasound;
      Treadmill;
      Laboratory Equipment (Processing);
      Laser Equipment;
      Defibrillator;
      Holter Monitors;
      Cardiac Pacemakers;
      Other
• In-service/Education
  • Certification/Licensure
  • Competency
    • Department Orientation
    • Annual Training
• Log Sheets/ Audits
  • Samples;
    
    Pharmacy;
    
    Mayday Equipment;
    
    Oxygen;
    
    Equipment
• Instruments
  • Stock Appropriately Maintain Levels
  • Cleaning / Sterilization
  • Knowledge of and usage
  • Storage
• Leadership
  • Provides Support and Guidance for Clinical Policies and Procedures
• Other
  • Precertification/Authorization;
    
    Coding- E & M / Basic Visits;
    
    Office Procedures/ Complex Visits;
    
    Surgeries;
    
    Hospital Services;
    
    Correspondence;
    
    Statistical Reports;
    
    Accounts Payable;
    
    Payroll
• Performs all other duties as assigned

We are committed to offering quality cost-effective benefits choices for our benefit eligible employees and their families:

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