Licensed Practical Nurse

Community Health and Dental Care•Pottstown, PA

24d•Onsite

About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides direct patient care and clinical support in an outpatient primary care setting. The role includes patient intake and rooming, clinical screenings, telephone triage, care coordination, medication administration, clinical treatments, patient education, and assisting providers in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care. The LPN works within the scope of licensure and follows CHDC policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory standards. The position requires travel to assigned CHDC sites as needed for patient-care coverage and operational needs. The employee is expected to follow organizational policies and the organization’s mission, vision, and values; maintain confidentiality and a professional image; demonstrate reliability, flexibility, teamwork, and customer service; and participate in training, staff meetings, and performance-improvement activities. The role involves occasional standing, walking, sitting, using hands to handle objects, tools, or controls, reaching, talking, and hearing. Employees may occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. The work can be stressful due to time constraints and multiple concurrent tasks or procedures. The work environment is usually moderately noisy. The position requires close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, the ability to adjust focus, and manual dexterity to manipulate small electronic parts and controls. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Practical Nursing Program.
Current Pennsylvania Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in good standing.
Current CPR certification or ability to obtain certification upon hire.
Experience with Electronic Health Records (EHR) required.
Knowledge of nursing principles, medical office operations, and clinical procedures.
Ability to communicate effectively and build trusting relationships with patients, families, providers, and staff.
Ability to work effectively with diverse patient populations.
Strong organizational, documentation, critical-thinking, and customer-service skills.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to travel to assigned CHDC sites as needed.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 25 pounds, with reasonable accommodation as applicable.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of experience in a medical practice, ambulatory care, or primary care setting is preferred.
Experience with EPIC is preferred.
Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Prepare patients for provider visits by obtaining and documenting vital signs, medical-history updates, medication reconciliation, and required screenings, including depression, social determinants of health, barriers to care, tobacco use, and other preventive health assessments.
Accurately document patient information and clinical findings in the electronic health record (EHR).
Assist physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners with examinations, procedures, and treatments.
Administer medications, immunizations, injections, and other treatments as ordered and within the scope of licensure.
Perform clinical procedures, including specimen collection, point-of-care testing, EKGs, wound care, and other approved nursing interventions.
Assist in emergency situations and respond appropriately to urgent patient needs.
Respond to patient calls, portal messages, and other communications; perform telephone triage within the scope of LPN practice; provide patient education and follow-up instructions; and communicate patient concerns to providers.
Escalate urgent clinical concerns according to established protocols and document patient interactions in the EHR.
Assist with referrals, diagnostic testing, patient outreach, prescription refill requests, and other care-management activities to support continuity of care.
Maintain accurate, timely, and complete clinical documentation.
Ensure compliance with HIPAA, infection-control standards, OSHA, CLIA, and organizational policies and procedures.
Maintain clean, safe, and adequately stocked patient-care areas.
Participate in quality-improvement, patient-safety, and performance-improvement initiatives.
Attend required training and staff meetings.
Demonstrate professionalism, accountability, teamwork, and excellent customer service.
Adhere to organizational policies regarding time and attendance, dress code, confidentiality, compliance, and resource management.
Perform other duties as assigned.