Lead LPN

Middlesex Health System•Cromwell, CT

About The Position

The Lead LPN applies the nursing process with patients and families, incorporating sensitivity to age-specific and developmental needs, gender, culture, religion, and psychosocial and socioeconomic backgrounds. The role provides evidence-based, holistic care while respecting each individual’s worth and dignity. The LPN practices within the legal and ethical framework of the Connecticut Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice and Code for Nurses, and applicable regulatory requirements. Under general supervision, the Lead LPN oversees the daily work assignments and clinical competency of Medical Assistants and supports front-desk intake by helping ensure patients are scheduled with an appropriate provider subspecialist. The role helps triage urgent referrals, coordinates care and clinical studies for patients with complex diseases, streamlines prescription refills using provider-documented protocols, and manages pre-authorizations for clinical studies and outgoing referrals. When a Medical Assistant is absent, the Lead LPN provides direct patient care needed for clinic workflow, including rooming patients, taking vital signs, reconciling medications, and assisting providers with procedures. Other duties include triaging complex urgent patient calls, managing Epic in-basket messages as needed, and processing medication refills. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, on the day shift. The compensation range is $28.67 to $41.57 per hour. Middlesex Health describes itself as a Connecticut Top Workplace and Magnet-designated organization, and notes access to professional development, a clinical ladder, shared governance, and the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Currently licensed to practice in the State of Connecticut.
Knowledge and skills necessary to assess patients’ health needs and perform nursing care safely and compassionately.

Nice To Haves

Previous lead experience in a clinical role.

Responsibilities

Oversee Medical Assistants’ daily work assignments.
Oversee the clinical competency of Medical Assistants.
Assist the front desk with intake, including ensuring patients are initially scheduled with an appropriate provider subspecialist.
Help triage the appropriateness of incoming urgent referrals.
Facilitate navigation and coordination of clinical tests, lab work, and advanced clinical studies for patients with complex diseases.
Facilitate and streamline prescription refills using provider-documented refill protocols.
Manage pre-authorizations for ordered clinical studies and outgoing referrals.
Provide direct patient care when a Medical Assistant is absent, including rooming, taking vital signs, medication reconciliation, and assisting providers with procedures.
Triage urgent patient calls that are too complex for Medical Assistants.
Assist providers with office-based procedures.
Room patients and manage Epic in-basket messages as needed.
Process medication refills.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.