What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPN position at Cass Regional Medical Center?
Routine Decision Making: Determine patient/physician needs and act accordingly. Decide appropriate scheduling, while meeting the needs of emergent patients. Verify complete patient information and insurance coverage. Responsible for patient education and appropriate referrals.
Required Knowledge: Knowledge of nursing skills; patient triage, pharmaceuticals, operation of equipment and instruments, insurance company requirements, disease processes and regulatory requirements.
Required Skills and Ability: Organization and problem solving; effective professional and interpersonal communication skills; ability to multi-task and prioritize patient assessment and nursing care; ability to act independently. Use of critical thinking skills to identify, analyze and prioritize issues. Assist in identification of solutions in collaboration with others.
Age Specific Competencies: Provides care for birth adult patients between 14 to 64 years; and geriatric patients 65 years and older
Responsibilities and Tasks:
Patient Care Provided. (70% of time)
Actively participates in clinic operations. (20% of time)
Assists provider with all procedures and carries out orders. (5% of time)
Manages telephone calls, faxes, and messages. (5% of time)
Performs clerical and information technology functions (Documentation and Authentication) (20%) as directed.
Physical Requirements:
Light Work: Lifting 20# maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10#. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job is in this category when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree or pushing and pulling of arm and/or leg controls.
Clinic Assignments: this position is a float between all specialties within the clinic. See listed clinic schedule for this position.
Monday- Urology clinic 8a-2:30p
Tuesday- Kansas City Podiatry clinic 8:30a-3p
Thursday- EMG 1st Thursday every month 8a-3:30p / Dermatology 3rd & 4th Thursday every month 8a-12p
Friday- Kansas City Podiatry clinic 8:30a-3p / Neurology 8a-4p
Education and Certification/ Registration Required for the Position: Technical or vocational school education with current LPN license in the State of Missouri. BLS required.
Must be willing to travel (or carpool) to Research Medical Center for Podiatry clinic 1-2 times per week.
