What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pediatric Clinic LPN CNMC position at The Chickasaw Nation?
We are currently looking for a Full Time Pediatric Clinic LPN CNMC to join our Pediatric Clinic Team team located at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center.
Summary :
Plans and provides routine patient care by utilizing, participating, and documenting the nursing process. Assists with patient teaching and discharge planning as guided by the RN and appropriate per nursing practice act and facility policies & procedures.
Responsibilities :
- Provides first class customer service - courteous and helpful to all internal and external customer types
- Answers questions in a courteous and professional manner
- Partners with internal and external services as needed to ensure appropriate referral is made
- Greets and engages with a smile
- Determines needs, seeks positive experience and outcomes
- Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
- Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
- Maintains general upkeep of work area and maintains a safe environment
- Maintains and promotes professionalism
- Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
- Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards
- Maintains knowledge of and follows all laws, rules, regulations, policies and SOPs for assigned area, e.g. MICS, TICS, hospital standards, health codes, food sanitation, accounting principles, etc.
- Participates in performance improvement activities to measure, assess and improve the quality of assigned work area
- Maintains confidentiality, security, and integrity of data and information in accordance with HIPAA regulations
- Administers CPR as needed according to Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) and NIHSS Credentialing
- Calculates and safely administers all prescribed medications according to nursing standards and facility policy and protocols
- Advocates and participates in patient and patient family education i.e., diagnosis, medications and discharge instructions
- Protects the patient's rights, dignity, and privacy
- Assessment of patients experiencing urgent, emergent, or non-emergent conditions
- Assesses physical needs of all ages of patients
- Assesses bio-psychosocial needs of all ages of patients
- Assesses health education needs of all ages of patients
- Provides and advocates age and culturally appropriate, holistic patient care based upon facility mission statements and as outlined in policies and procedures
- Implements interventions appropriate to the age-specific needs of the patient
- Follows direction of the registered nurse in day to day operations
- Administers vaccinations under the oversight of the registered nurse and according to facility policy
- Documents vaccines according to facility policy
- Sets up and cleans patient rooms and equipment per policy
- Collects patient data in initial screening and documents as necessary
- Assists provider with diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical procedures, exams, specimen collection and other care as directed
- Assists with preparing orders for labs, tests, and medications per provider's direction
- Notifies patient of follow-up results as directed by provider
- Assists patients in scheduling appointments
- Facilitates communication between the patient and the medical staff
- Facilitates consults, referrals, and form completion as requested and approved by the medical staff
- Facilitates the check-in and check-out process with the patient
- Performs all other duties as assigned
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