Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - FryeCare Generations

Lifepoint Health • Hickory, NC

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - FryeCare Generations Fulltime: Days Monday-Friday. Your experience matters. Frye Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve. As supervised and delegated by a registered nurse, provides direct patient care to patients in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.

Requirements

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Current LPN license in state of NC

Nice To Haves

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with payors, staff, etc.

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of an RN, contributes to the assessment of patients by collecting data for analysis by an RN
• Establishes and maintains efficient methods of ensuring the medical necessity and appropriateness of all hospital admissions while obtaining precertifications.
• Performs admission and concurrent precerts for patients to ensure that the claim has an authorization number to prevent denials.
• Reviews charts for clinical information to obtain precertification.
• Maintains proper telephone etiquette to referral sources.
• Manage patients along with RN case manger supervision.
• Evaluate patient status is correct per medical necessity for appropriate reimbursement.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage
• tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED