Licensed Practical Nurse

Family Health Centers - Saint Matthews, SC

Saint Matthews, SC

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The position involves comprehensive patient care responsibilities, including assessing and monitoring patient conditions, administering medications, and providing health behavior counseling. The role requires coordination with clinical teams to ensure patient needs are met and that all medical records are maintained accurately. The individual will also be responsible for preparing patients for treatments, obtaining laboratory specimens, and ensuring compliance with safety and infection control procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and monitors patient’s condition.
• Conduct health risk assessment for patients.
• Administers and reconciles medications, treatment, and immunizations prescribed by the provider.
• Calls prescriptions into pharmacy as directed by provider.
• Inquire and document all OTC medications, supplements, and alternative therapies.
• Provides information on new prescriptions.
• Ensure medication list is up to date in EHS.
• Provide and document health behavior counseling.
• Prepares patients for various treatments and diagnostic procedures.
• Administers/arranges for various diagnostic tests and treatments as instructed by the provider.
• Obtains specimens for laboratory analysis.
• Performs tests as appropriate.
• Notify patients of labs and radiology results as directed by the provider.
• Track labs and radiology results.
• Coordinate patient panel and gap in care for clinical team.
• Make and track all referrals, including community resources as directed by the provider.
• Maintains accurate and complete patient medical record and other records.
• Provides documented information, instruction, and counseling on health maintenance, health promotion, social problems, illness prevention, illness management, and medicine use.
• Visit summaries must be printed and given to patients.
• Follows correct procedures for handling and disposing of biohazardous waste material.
• Complies with all applicable infection control and safety procedures.
• Participate in daily team pre-visit planning (i.e., huddles).
• Order and stock supplies for team.
• Exhibit compliance with FHC’s corporate compliance policy.
• Performs job activities in ways that are respectful, courteous, and responsive while interacting with patients, visitors, and co-workers.
• Performs other duties and assumes other responsibilities as apparent or as delegated.