LPN

Responsible for the daily coordination and care requirements of a small, yet busy, community based medical specialty office. Requires specialized knowledge, clinical judgment, and nursing skills. The LPN is part of a team using patient care skills to meet established practice guidelines, office policies and regulatory standards, under supervision of the physician and nurse practitioner.

Essential Job Functions:

• Escort new and established patients to exam room, performs intake including vitals
• Evaluate need and perform spirometry and Asthma Control Test
• Gather/enter/update patient information in the EMR; review medications and allergies with patients and record pharmacy information for each patient for E-Prescribing
• Maintain an adequate supply of inventory in each of the exam rooms while ensuring the cleanliness of the examination room
• Assist physician with special procedures and examinations
• Prepare and administer vaccines and medications with physician’s orders
• Perform initial skin/patch testing for provider to read result
• Maintain the organization of the sample medication closet to be clean and organized
• Obtain results from outside labs, radiology, and other provider offices
• Provide patient education for treatments, medications, diets and physician instructions
• Ensure patient results and correspondences are reviewed in a timely manner by the physician and appropriate follow up is performed according to the physician’s direction
• Complete other tasks as directed by physician
• Observe patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA
• Any other clinical tasks directed by the provider

Qualifications:

• Current New York State LPN License
• One year of professional experience
• CPR/AED Certified
• Excellent communication, decision making, leadership and problem solving skills
• Minimum 3 years’ experience working in an out-patient/medical office setting required
• Comfortable working with adults and children
• Possess computer skills, preferably with EMR experience

Physical Demands

May spend a great deal of their professional day walking, standing, moving and manipulating equipment, as well as lifting and moving objects, equipment and supplies. Ability to lift 20 pounds. Moving, lifting or transferring of patients or objects may involve lifting of up to 50 pounds, as well as assist with weights of more than one-hundred (100) pounds. Requires the ability to stand for extended periods of time, bend or twist their body, as well as visual acuity.