LPN (Primary Care, The Villages)

Nemours Children's Health•The Villages, FL

About The Position

Nemours is seeking a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse to join its Primary Care team in The Villages, Florida. The role acts as a liaison between patients and physicians or other providers, assisting physicians, nurses, and other medical team members in delivering care to pediatric patients. Nemours primary care practices provide family-centered pediatric care, with an emphasis on preventive care and whole-child wellness. The LPN assesses patients, coordinates clinic flow, provides patient and family education, maintains medical records, prepares rooms and equipment, assists with examinations and procedures, and helps ensure provider orders are completed. The role also supports laboratory testing, immunizations and medication administration, care-gap follow-up, referrals, prescription coordination, and patient phone inquiries according to established guidelines.

Requirements

Specialized training of one year beyond high school.
At least one year of experience.
Valid State of Florida LPN license.
AHA BLS certification required upon hire.

Responsibilities

Perform complete and accurate patient assessments and reassessments; screen patients, provide specimen-collection instructions, and educate patients or their parents/guardians.
Coordinate clinic flow by greeting and preparing patients, confirming identity with two identifiers, rooming patients, obtaining vital signs, and preparing laboratory specimens.
Perform in-office laboratory tests, document results, maintain and troubleshoot laboratory controls, and perform spirometry.
Administer immunizations and prescribed oral, injectable, and inhaled medications according to guidelines.
Review and prepare charts for clinic visits, participate in team huddles, and demonstrate accountability.
Maintain medical records and patient information, ensuring documentation is available for provider review.
Check that laboratory, post-test, and examination results are in the chart; follow up on cultures, laboratory work, outside testing, and hospital, emergency-room, or urgent-care discharge summaries.
Enter and complete telephone encounters according to protocol, complete in-basket pools promptly, monitor voicemail, and preview charts to identify gaps in care.
Prepare rooms and equipment and assist providers during treatments, examinations, procedures, and testing.
Maintain clinical supplies and organized exam rooms; keep rooms clean and stocked, and ensure medications and immunizations are safely stored and expiration dates are reviewed monthly.
Carry out provider orders, including arranging outside diagnostic testing and prior authorizations, scheduling referrals and other services, contacting pharmacies about prescriptions and refills, and working Healthy Planet reports and Care Gaps.
Respond to patient calls and provide advice according to established guidelines; coordinate scheduling with schedulers and document calls promptly and courteously.