Licensed Practical Nurse, Lead-Stony Brook Children’s Service, UFPC

SB Clinical Practice Management•Town of Smithtown, NY

4d•$31 - $39•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead LPN will provide clinical support and oversight of clinical staff and, in collaboration with the Lead Physician and Ambulatory Office Manager, ensure efficient and optimal patient care is delivered to the patients in the practice. This role involves ensuring standards of clinical practice and infection control are maintained, overseeing that all clinical standards and administrative policies are practiced and upheld by support staff, and certifying clinical support staff annually in waive testing. The Lead LPN will collaborate with the Ambulatory Office Manager to ensure staff attend orientation, annual recertification and yearly physicals, and will oversee that daily quality controls are performed. Additionally, they will develop and oversee a cleaning and stocking assignment and schedule for support staff, ensure an adequate level of medical supplies, and maintain the medication room by checking for expired items and correct par levels of medications, as well as maintaining the refrigerator temperature log and daily O2 check. The Lead LPN will also ensure that lab logs are maintained. In conjunction with the Ambulatory Office Manager, the Lead LPN will oversee clinical staff by assessing and evaluating staff performance and completing annual assessments, performance programs, and competencies. They will assign staff to work with providers and address staffing shortfalls, address provider concerns with regard to clinical staff, and provide counseling/disciplinary action as required. Monitoring staff time and approving time off requests while ensuring adequate staffing, and reviewing biweekly time and attendance forms for accuracy are also key responsibilities. The Lead LPN will make recommendations to the physician and operations lead to improve efficiency and physician productivity within the practice, attend regular leadership meetings, and participate in decision-making related to the clinical practice. They will work closely with other clinical leads and the Ambulatory Office Manager to ensure consistency in processes and procedures across practice locations. Clinical support includes performing injections as ordered, working with providers when assigned, and providing patient and family teaching as needed. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Valid New York State License as LPN.
Four (4) years of full time medically related experience in patient care required with a demonstrated working knowledge of many procedures under a variety of work conditions, including strict deadlines or emergencies.

Responsibilities

Ensure standards of clinical practice and infection control are maintained.
Oversee that all clinical standards and administrative policies are practiced and upheld by support staff.
Certify clinical support staff annually in waive testing.
Collaborate with Ambulatory Office Manager to ensure staff attend orientation, annual recertification and yearly physicals.
Oversee that daily quality controls are performed.
Develop and oversee a cleaning and stocking assignment and schedule for support staff.
Ensure an adequate level of medical supplies.
Maintain the medication room, by checking for expired items and correct par par level of medications. Maintain refrigerator temp log and daily O2 check.
Ensure that lab logs are maintained.
Assess and evaluate staff performance and complete annual assessment, performance programs and competencies.
Assign staff to work with providers and address staffing shortfalls in conjunction with other leads.
Address provider concerns with regard to clinical staff and provide counseling/disciplinary action as required.
Monitor staff time and approve time off requests ensuring adequate staffing; review biweekly time and attendance forms for accuracy.
Make recommendations to physician and operations lead to improve efficiency and physician productivity within the practice.
Attend regular leadership meetings and participate in decision making related to the clinical practice as a whole.
Work closely with other clinical leads and Ambulatory Office Manager to ensure consistency in processes and procedures across practice locations.
Perform injections as ordered.
Work with providers when assigned.
Provide patient and family teaching as needed.
Other duties as assigned.