Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

About the position

The Registered Nurse and Licensed Practical Nurse abide by the legal boundaries of nursing practice based on the knowledge and statutes of the designated Nurse Practice Act within the state and perform only those acts, functions, or tasks that the nurse is licensed, qualified, trained, knowledgeable and/or skilled to perform. The employee follows and implements the rules and regulations set forth by the standards of practice. The nurse accepts responsibility for individual nursing actions and continued competence and will complete all competencies and proficiency training required by company policy.

Responsibilities

• Maintains appropriate clinical standards. Follows the policy and procedures as written in the Company Policy and Procedure Manual.
• Recognizes the patient’s individual rights and cultural diversity; aids the patients’ in their right to be informed and to participate in making decisions in all aspects of their medical care and treatment.
• Administers appropriate high quality, patient-focused health care.
• Patient care functions may include nursing assessment, CLIA waived point of care testing, medication administration, phlebotomy, intra venous therapy, wound care, splinting application and other treatments ordered by the provider.
• Initiates a patient education plan according to the individualized needs of the patient as prescribed by physician, including patient and family instruction; ensures that all aspects of care have respect for personal values and beliefs and are focused on the individual needs of each patient.
• Delegates only non-complex tasks to unlicensed medical personnel.
• Maintains all clinical documentation, including quality control and compliance logs required by company policy and applicable regulatory agencies.
• Accurately, efficiently, and completely documents all clinical patient care data.
• Utilizes all equipment, supplies, facilities, and resources of the company in a prudent and efficient manner.
• Assists provider and staff on duty at all times during a shift, including, but not limited to, the unpacking of supplies and maintaining the general aesthetics of the clinic.
• Cleans instruments and equipment per company guidelines, maintains stock in all exam rooms before, during, and after each shift.
• Assists in turning over exam rooms, procedure rooms and treatment rooms immediately after a patient is discharged from that room.
• Assists non-ambulatory patients to and from the building.
• Participates in department quality improvement activities, staff educational programs, attends departmental meetings, and demonstrates and maintains clinical competency in the delivery of patient care services in accordance with company guidelines.
• Other duties as needed.

Requirements

• Applicable Nursing Degree.
• Current State Nursing License and Basic Life Support Certification is required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and support a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Knowledge of EMR DocuTap, Excel Spreadsheet software, and MS Word Processing software.

Nice-to-haves

• Successful completion of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) optional.