What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Practical Nurse position at COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE INC?
Job Details
Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position/Title: Licensed Practical Nurse
Reporting/Department: Practice Manager
*FLSA Status – Non-Exempt
*EEO Category – Technicians
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Our Mission: To improve lives by providing convenient, comprehensive, high-quality healthcare to every person in every community that we serve.
Our Vision: CCHN will maintain its position as the leading community health center in the state and become a model for all other healthcare organizations to follow.
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MAJOR FUNCTION: To provide friendly, professional and high-quality nursing care to CompleteCare patients within a team-based, patient-centered medical home model of care.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program
- 1 – 2 year of experience preferred
- A current license from the State Board of Nursing
- CPR certified
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to navigate electronic medical record systems
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with all members of the healthcare team.
- Commitment to professional growth and development in a dynamic, forward-thinking organization
- Demonstrated knowledge in role of every medical emergency
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITES:
- Provide nursing services to patients while ensuring a safe environment of care
- Reduce risks of nosocomial infections in patients, employees and visitors
- Embody friendly and courteous customer service at all times with both patients and staff
- Act as an active participant in the healthcare team – working together with all levels of staff to ensure the best care possible for patients
- Work with team to meet specific healthcare performance improvement goals
- Adhere to all applicable HIPAA guidelines so as to ensure confidentiality of patient information
- Problem-solve issues as they arise in a pro-active and positive manner
- Organize and prioritize tasks as assigned
- Work with supervisor to plan departmental activities, evaluate data and make suggestions for improvement
- Maintains clean and orderly health center and efficiently utilizes supplies
OTHER JOB DUTIES:
- Identifies patients
- Prepares patient record
- Prepares patient for exam
- Administers prescribed medications
- Assists provider during exam
- Takes and records accurate vital signs
- Selects and completes all required forms for medical visits
- Maintain and update emergency boxes and oxygen
- Reviews discharge instructions with patients
- Performs charge responsibilities as assigned
- Completes logs and syringe counts
- Completes medication logs and scanning
- Oversees stocking of all medical supplies
- Performs and documents call-back/triage responsibilities
- Maintains immunization statistics
- Renews prescriptions in accordance with approved refill guidelines
- Monitors each chart in awaiting reply at nursing box and responds as necessary
- Performs nursing box transcriptions of orders correctly for each chart as assigned
- Completes patient orders in the electronic medical record
- Ensures completion of all necessary templates in the electronic medical record
The above job description is not to be construed as a complete listing of the assignments that may be given to any employee, nor are such assignments restricted to those precisely listed in the description.
EOE
