What are the responsibilities and job description for the Future Opening: Licensed Practical Nurse position at FIVESTAR PULMONARY ASSOCIATES PLLC?
Assists physicians, nurses, and other medical staff by performing administrative and clinical duties.
General Accountabilities
Administers prescribed medications or starts intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on
patients' charts.
Observes patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions. Answers patients' calls and messages
and determines how to assist them.
Measures and records patients' vital signs. Provides basic patient care or treatments.
Works as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement
interventions.
Sending/Processing and tracking imaging orders.
Supervises nurses' aides or medical assistants.
Assembles and uses equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
Records food and fluid intake and output.
Cleans and sterilizes medical equipment and instruments.
Properly disposes of contaminated supplies.
Collects samples, such as blood and urine from patients, and performs routine laboratory tests on
samples.
Prepares patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures. Helps patients
with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.
Sterilizes equipment and supplies.
*The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.
Job Qualifications
Education: Associate's degree in nursing
Experience: LPN license with 1-2 years of related experience
Skills
Service orientation
Active listening
Coordination
Monitoring
General Accountabilities
Administers prescribed medications or starts intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on
patients' charts.
Observes patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions. Answers patients' calls and messages
and determines how to assist them.
Measures and records patients' vital signs. Provides basic patient care or treatments.
Works as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement
interventions.
Sending/Processing and tracking imaging orders.
Supervises nurses' aides or medical assistants.
Assembles and uses equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
Records food and fluid intake and output.
Cleans and sterilizes medical equipment and instruments.
Properly disposes of contaminated supplies.
Collects samples, such as blood and urine from patients, and performs routine laboratory tests on
samples.
Prepares patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures. Helps patients
with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.
Sterilizes equipment and supplies.
*The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.
Job Qualifications
Education: Associate's degree in nursing
Experience: LPN license with 1-2 years of related experience
Skills
Service orientation
Active listening
Coordination
Monitoring
Compensation: $26.00 - $30.00 per hour
About The Practice
Fivestar Pulmonary Associates is a full-service pulmonary practice serving the communities of Allen, and Mckinney, Plano, Texas, and surrounding areas. The practice is thriving and has earned a reputation for excellence in the region.
Unrushed, compassionate care is a hallmark of the practice philosophy at Fivestar Pulmonary Associates. Each patient is treated as a valued member and receives personalized guidance and support throughout their time in treatment.
Outstanding diagnostic services include spirometry, diffusion capacity testing, and lung volume tests. Pulmonary function testing assists us in determining the source of symptoms and the extent of lung damage and shapes treatment planning.
When treatment is needed, each patient receives a customized plan tailored to their specific set of needs and goals.
Advanced technology guides all diagnostic and treatment services at Fivestar Pulmonary Associates. Team members attend ongoing education to learn how to make the most of this technology.
But we also understand that technology isn’t the only way to achieve favorable outcomes. Patients are counseled on how to make meaningful lifestyle improvements that can support breathing function. Smoking cessation programs are available, and patients can learn how to improve health by making positive changes to nutrition and activity levels.
Unrushed, compassionate care is a hallmark of the practice philosophy at Fivestar Pulmonary Associates. Each patient is treated as a valued member and receives personalized guidance and support throughout their time in treatment.
Outstanding diagnostic services include spirometry, diffusion capacity testing, and lung volume tests. Pulmonary function testing assists us in determining the source of symptoms and the extent of lung damage and shapes treatment planning.
When treatment is needed, each patient receives a customized plan tailored to their specific set of needs and goals.
Advanced technology guides all diagnostic and treatment services at Fivestar Pulmonary Associates. Team members attend ongoing education to learn how to make the most of this technology.
But we also understand that technology isn’t the only way to achieve favorable outcomes. Patients are counseled on how to make meaningful lifestyle improvements that can support breathing function. Smoking cessation programs are available, and patients can learn how to improve health by making positive changes to nutrition and activity levels.
Salary : $26 - $30
