LPN-PN

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