Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Part Time - Meadville Workplace Health

Meadville Medical Center • Meadville, PA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides medical services to patients and families, assists physicians and mid-level practitioners (providers) with patient care. Performs all clinical functions in a physician’s office, including assisting the physician with treatments, obtaining and processing specimens, maintaining medical information, managing sample and clinical supplies, patient education, obtaining histories and vitals, triaging patient calls, handling prescription refills, communicating results as directed, processing prior authorizations, and answering telephones and scheduling appointments.

Requirements

• Graduate of an LPN program.
• Great attention to detail.
• Ability to accurately type and be efficient with data entry equipment.
• Ability to apply appropriate rules of grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Knowledge of computers is a necessity.
• Ability to prioritize activities, organize work, and problem solve.
• Above average to excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to communicate with the public sector by telephone and in person.
• Ability to deal with anxious and angry people.
• Ability to communicate with Administrative Staff, Managers, Attorneys, Physicians, and all hospital staff with due respect and tact.
• Understanding of confidentiality rules is a must without exception.
• Current BLS Healthcare Provider card.

Responsibilities

• Provides medical services to patients and families.
• Assists physicians and mid-level practitioners with patient care.
• Performs all clinical functions in a physician’s office.
• Assists the physician with treatments.
• Obtains specimens from patients and processes them properly.
• Maintains medical information and filing/scanning.
• Maintains sample supplies.
• Orders and maintains clinical supplies as needed.
• Provides patient education.
• Obtains histories and vitals from patients.
• Triage patient calls.
• Handles prescription refills.
• Communicates normal or abnormal results as per physician direction.
• Processes prior authorizations as needed.
• Answers telephone and schedules appointments as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree