Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Summary The role of the Licensed Practical Nurse is to work as a member of the primary health care team in a supportive capacity to the Physician and Nurse Practitioners.

Qualifications and Requirements License:
Current Florida LPN license and certification to administer medication.

Current BLS Certificate from nationally recognized organization that includes hands-on skills verification. Online-only or non-recognized certifications are not accepted.

Education:

Graduation from an accredited LPN program.

Ability to use the nursing process, as evidenced by physical and psychosocial observation skills, interviewing techniques, communication, and interpersonal skills, problem-solving, and clinical judgment. Maintain patient confidentiality. Spanish fluency is desirable, but not essential.

Confidentiality:

Demonstrates knowledge and full understanding of HIPAA patient privacy rights. Maintains confidentiality of all medical, financial, and other sensitive materials and information in printed, electronic, or verbal form, which may jeopardize the privacy of patients and/or employees. Accesses and uses the minimum necessary patient identifiable information to perform job responsibilities and duties and only for authorized purposes.

Work Environment:

The nurse works in a medical clinic environment, which is generally indoors in a climate-controlled environment. The working environment may change somewhat between locations. Nurses will be assigned a home location. However, location assignments will change from time to time, and the nurse must be able to cover at any location, as assigned, either temporarily or on a long-term basis.

Essential Functions Greets patients and visitors in a friendly, professional manner

Understands that our patients are our priority and maintains a respectful, pleasant and polite demeanor at all times

Resolves patient issues as appropriate – notifies appropriate supervisor if unresolved

Measures and documents patient’s primary problems, including vital signs, basic labs, psycho-social history and medications in order to prepare the patient for examination by the provider, anticipating the need for required supplies and equipment

Reports to the provider any significant social or other data obtained during conversation with patient or his/her family

Manages nurse schedule and sees that patient’s are notified if appointments are cancelled or modified to avoid patient abandonment

Performs general nursing care to patients. Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards of practice and established scope of practice for licensed practical nurses and as prescribed by physician or nurse practitioner

Observes, records, and reports patient’s condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to physicians

Attaches lab and radiology results to patient chart for provider review and notifies provider of test results outside abnormal parameters

Assists medical assistants in the completion of medication prior authorizations and sees that they are completed in a timely manner

Recognizes signs/symptoms and/or patient changes and notifies Provider Reviews and upload temperature logs on vaccination refrigerators and freezers to maintain compliance with Florida Shots, identifies and reports any excursions promptly

Places orders, monitors inventory for vaccinations, monitors vaccine expirations, vaccine compliance through the Florida Shots online system based on vaccination usage and inventory on hand Inventories, orders and restocks supplies and vaccines as needed

Creates and documents in care plans and self-management support flow sheets

Utilizes nurse schedule to assess patients, educate patients, and administer vaccinations and/or other medications for nurse visits

Returns patient calls/voicemails and places calls as requested by provider in a timely manner. Documents this process in the electronic medical record

Provides patient education to clients utilizing the electronic medical record

Works as a member of the care team to review medical records for completeness of data prior to the visit

Tracks, records, and scans radiological procedure orders for provider

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