LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse (Full-Time)

HEALTHY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER • Harrisonburg, VA

7d • $21 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

HCHC is a nonprofit federally qualified health center providing comprehensive primary care to community members regardless of their financial situation. Licensed Practical Nurses are members of the clinical care team who support safe, patient-centered care and help the team deliver services efficiently. The role supports physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants and contributes to quality-of-care outcomes, patient volume benchmarks, and HCHC’s NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition. The LPN is expected to demonstrate professional nursing practices, coordinate patient care, act ethically, and protect patient and staff confidentiality.

Requirements

• Current active state licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Current CPR (BLS) certificate, maintained in good standing.
• Demonstrated good internal and external customer-service skills.
• Ability to advocate for patients and recommend support for special needs, including interpreter services, transportation barriers, medication assistance, outreach, and health education.
• Ability to use sound judgment in demanding situations and respond appropriately to frequent changes in duties and workload.
• Adequate hearing to perform essential duties, including auscultating blood pressure, responding to alarms, and hearing soft voices.
• Adequate speaking and communication ability to educate patients, conduct assessments, obtain histories, and communicate clearly with patients, families, and staff.
• Ability to prioritize, reason cognitively, and use mathematical calculations for proper drug therapy.
• Ability to provide emergency care using basic life support and automated defibrillator equipment.
• Ability to lift or move up to 25 pounds and perform bending, squatting, sitting, and standing as needed.
• Ability to lift, carry, and handle equipment, supplies, and other work-site materials as required.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in a medical office setting is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a healthy clinic team culture and show awareness of the diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds of staff and patients.
• Perform focused patient assessments, collect relevant health-status data, and identify age-specific care needs.
• Administer ordered routine immunizations, therapeutic injections, medications, and skin tests under provider direction and HCHC protocols.
• Document care according to clinic protocols, including vital signs, height, weight, allergies, demographics, counseling, medication histories, nursing procedures, and patient or caregiver information in the EMR.
• Notify providers of abnormal or emergent vital signs and assist with emergencies, demonstrating leadership according to clinic protocols.
• Perform routine treatments and procedures within the LPN scope of practice, including inhalation therapy and dressing changes, and conduct nursing visits under standing orders.
• Assist providers with clinical procedures within the LPN scope of practice.
• Reinforce providers’ plans of care, provide clear and accurate information, confirm patient understanding, and offer appropriate supplemental services and educational resources.
• Use appropriate telephone etiquette and demonstrate knowledge of nursing procedures and clinic standing orders.
• Schedule wellness, follow-up, and chronic disease management visits according to clinic protocols.
• Clean and restock exam rooms, manage care units, conduct and document monthly room inspections, and remove expired items.
• Protect patient dignity, confidentiality, and privacy; follow HIPAA guidelines and proper procedures for handling and disposing of biohazardous infectious waste.
• Comply with infection-control and safety procedures and observe and document patients’ responses to medications and treatments.
• Record information in patient records appropriate to the severity of illness or injury.
• Collaborate with insurance companies, community resources, and partner organizations as appropriate and consistent with HIPAA guidelines to support continuity of care.
• Precept health professions students when able without compromising patient care quality or significantly affecting health center productivity.
• Participate in quality-improvement initiatives and new programs, and act as a liaison and support system for MAs and PECs.
• Assist with orientation of new office personnel when asked, maintain ongoing education, and complete required annual competencies.
• Perform other assigned duties and travel to other HCHC locations when patient and clinical needs require.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed