Licensed Practical Nurse - Neurology Clinic

Opelousas General Health System•Opelousas, LA

16h

About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse is responsible for receiving patients, determining their needs, and directing them accordingly. The role provides ambulatory health care to patients and stocks and maintains exam rooms and nurses’ stations. The nurse plans and manages patient care, records patient histories and physical conditions, obtains vital signs, provides routine care and education, observes patients’ health, reviews charts, and communicates with patients and families. The position performs diagnostic procedures and in-office testing, including EKG, HgA1c, flu, strep, lipid, glucose, and urinalysis testing. Duties also include venipuncture, preparing specimens for laboratory couriers, administering medications and injections, wound care, handling electronic prescriptions, and assisting with patient comfort. The nurse maintains supplies and equipment, communicates physician orders and refill requests to pharmacies, submits progress notes for insurance prior authorizations, schedules procedures and imaging, and prepares charts and related forms. The role also assists the physician with procedures and COVID screenings, answers and returns calls promptly, and performs other reasonable duties assigned by the physician or manager. The nurse is expected to maintain a safe and compliant work environment and follow professional standards, facility policies, and applicable legal requirements.

Requirements

Vocational/technical degree.
Louisiana Licensed Practical Nurse license.
CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

Experience with a HgA1c machine.
Experience with a lipid machine.
Experience with a urinalysis machine.
Experience with a glucometer.
Experience with a printer/copier/fax machine.
Experience with a multiline telephone system.
Experience with an EKG machine.

Responsibilities

Receive patients, determine their needs, and direct them accordingly.
Plan and manage patient care according to each patient’s needs.
Interview patients and record medical history and physical condition.
Obtain patient vital signs, including pulse, blood pressure, temperature, and respiration.
Provide routine patient care and education; observe patients’ health and assist with comfort.
Review medical charts and communicate with patients and their families.
Perform standard diagnostic procedures, including EKG, and in-office testing such as HgA1c, flu, strep, lipids, glucose, and urinalysis.
Perform venipuncture and prepare specimens for laboratory couriers.
Administer medications and injections, provide wound care, and handle electronic prescriptions.
Maintain medical supply inventory and perform preventive maintenance to keep equipment operating.
Transmit physician orders and medication refill requests to pharmacies, and send progress notes to insurance for prior authorizations.
Schedule procedures and imaging; verify times with patients; prepare charts, pre-admission forms, and consent forms.
Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards, procedures, and legal regulations.
Keep supplies ready by inventorying stock, notifying the manager when supplies are low, and verifying receipt.
Adhere to professional standards, facility policies and procedures, and federal, state, and local requirements.
Assist the physician with procedures and COVID screenings.
Answer phone calls and return them in a timely manner.
Perform other reasonable services or duties deemed necessary by the physician or manager.