LPN (Potential for Team Leader Role)

NATURE OF DUTIES:

Join our dynamic healthcare team at CIS, where we are committed to providing compassionate, high-quality care to our patients. We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with the potential for growth into a Team Leader role. If you’re passionate about patient care and leadership, this is an exciting opportunity for you to make an impact while advancing your career in nursing.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

1. Fosters leadership and respect from staff and physicians by adherence to the Standards of Behavior.

2. Promotes the goals and objectives of the practice at all times, anticipates issues with a focus on resolution.

3. Effectively communicates with providers and other team leaders any issues, concerns or obstacles regarding patient care, patient flow and clinic volume.

4. Actively promote team member participation in sustaining clinical and corporate Patient Satisfaction goals.

5. Promote nursing team member adherence in fulfilling annual CIS Quality Initiative goals.

6. Work with clinic and corporate departments for constant process improvement to identify LEAN opportunities in the nursing department.

7. Work closely with the front office team leader to coordinate the patient visits and/or tests throughout the clinic and balance the specific needs of the patients and providers.

8. Communicate with diagnostic staff regarding current status and changes of diagnostic schedule to assist the clinic flow and to facilitate provider coverage.

9. Ensure nursing team member compliance with accurate, complete and real-time documentation in the patients’ medical record.

10. Develop nursing team member staffing schedule to meet the clinical needs of the practice for efficient workflow.

11. Assist Practice Administrator to recruit, identify, interview, and hire the most qualified and professional nursing team candidates for the clinic.

12. Train, educate, and document nursing team member competence to ensure quality patient care.

13. Conduct individual nursing team member coaching plans annually and recommend pay increases as indicated.

14. Maintain accurate, up-to-date personnel files and documents nursing team member performance counseling sessions, disciplinary actions, and all performance records; ensure Human Resources department receives copies of appropriate documentation.

15. Monitor the required professional licenses and certifications of nursing team members and ensure that all are kept current.

16. Conduct routine nursing department meetings and participate in other clinic or corporate committee meetings as needed.

17. Participate in fiscal responsibility discussions with Practice Administrator and other department leaders.

18. Assist in direct patient care during planned or unexpected nursing team member absences. 

19. Perform other related duties as assigned and serve in whatever other capacity deemed necessary for successful completion of the mission and goals of CIS and in concordance with CIS patient philosophy.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION:

1. State licensure as a registered or practical nurse

2. Cardiology experience preferred

3. One to Two Years Clinical experience

4. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required.

5. Successful completion of assigned EKG Courses

6. Experience or ability to learn Supervisory functions

7. Effective communication skills required