Licensed Practical Nurse

Default•Fairfax, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Licensed Practical Nurse for Cardiology Office- No Evenings or Weekends! Great practice with full benefits! Join Our Team! Here at Virginia Heart we are looking for people who, like us, are dedicated to providing our patients with exceptional care and superior service. We are always seeking talented professionals. In addition to offering competitive salaries and outstanding benefits, we are interested in helping you find opportunities and career paths to fulfill your own, unique goals. Virginia Heart is Northern Virginia's premier cardiovascular practice, bringing an unparalleled standard of excellence to our patients. We are seeking talented and compassionate LPNs to join our team of patient-focused professionals. This is an out-patient setting; no nights, weekends, or on-call required . The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides clinical support for the providers in a manner consistent with Virginia Heart’s mission of excellence in cardiovascular care. The LPN is responsible for direct patient care utilizing the nursing process under the direction and supervision of a provider. The LPN will assist the registered nurse and clinical team to provide quality and efficient clinical service. The LPN is responsible for maintaining the clinical flow of the office in coordination with other team members in a professional, courteous, and safe manner. May be required to cover other offices on occasion.

Requirements

Successful completion of an accredited LPN program
Current Virginia State LPN License in good standing
At least one year of clinical experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) preferred.
Computer Literate
Prior experience with the use of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR), EPIC preferred.
The LPN must successfully pass stress test training (including the basic ECG exam) and the stress test exam to perform stress tests.
The LPN must successfully pass the pharmacological exam to authorize prescription refills.
The LPN must successfully pass the anticoagulation therapy exam prior to managing anticoagulation therapy under the supervision of an RN.
Strong patient education skills

Nice To Haves

Cardiology experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Clinical Office Duties
Assists the provider with patients in the office to include but not limited to the following tasks:
Clinical chart abstraction and chart preparation
Obtains the chief complaint or reason for the visit
Obtains vital signs accurately and efficiently to include manual blood pressure, pulse rate, height, and weight.
Performs an ECG when instructed or per protocol (i.e., S/S, >6 months, HR > 100 or < 50 bpm, drug therapy evaluation, pre-op, baseline, etc.)
Reviews current medication list and allergies, updates as needed
Updates past medical history, family, and social history
Updates review of systems per protocol
Provides nursing care, when indicated, according to established protocols under the direction and supervision of the RN.
Assists with registration and placement of ambulatory cardiac rhythm and blood pressure monitors (at certain locations) to include uploading and reviewing the results upon the monitor being return.
Escalates any urgent criteria to the ordering provider or DOD per protocol.
Upon successful completion of the anticoagulation therapy competency exam and the discretion of the individual physician and the clinical specialist, the LPN performs anti-coagulation therapy management under the supervision of an RN.
Upon successful completion of the pharmacology competency exam, authorizes prescription refills under direct supervision of the physician.
Performs telephone and in office triage under the direct supervision of an MD, APP or RN.
Enters data in the EMR to include by not limited to, scanning outside lab results to their order and entering the values discretely into EPIC as well as scanning outside radiology reports to the order in EPIC and messaging the provider to review.
Notifies patients via phone or my chart message of test results per protocol and upon provider request or in-basket message.
Answers the clinical and office backline’s and assists callers within the LPN scope. If the call is beyond the LPN’s scope it should be escalated to the appropriate staff member.
Provides patient education within the LPN’s scope.
Witnesses consent and enters orders per policy and submits hospital scheduling sheets to the hospital scheduling department when outpatient procedures are ordered by the provider.
Assist others within the department to ensure all clinical tasks are caught up and closed out at the end of each day.
Completes administrative tasks as assigned or within their scope, to include but not limited to, orders management, patient form requests, medication PA follow up, message management (i.e., faxes, pool messages, etc.)
Works as a resuscitative team member in emergency situations, including administration of IV medications within the LPN’s experience and scope.
As assigned, routinely checks the emergency cart and equipment per protocol. The LPN is responsible for knowing the location of all emergency medical supplies and medication on the emergency cart and the proper operation of emergency equipment.
Upon successful completion of the Stress Test Training and Exam, with the discretion of the individual physician and the clinical specialist, performs Stress Testing under the direct supervision of a physician, including nuclear testing. Stress testing is a basic, required job function of the licensed nurse.
Training & Development
The LPN orientation is six weeks. The orientation includes EPIC EMR training and all the listed duties above. Orientation is a progressive process. The Clinical Specialist may choose not to administer the ECG exam until after orientation dependent upon the LPN’s level of expertise.
Stress test training does not begin until after the LPN’s first 90 days and is assigned based on office priority and tenure.
The LPN is expected to attend training sessions of new Virginia Heart processes as they are implemented.
Continuing education is not mandatory but is highly encouraged and expected.
Opportunities for continuing education are ongoing and made available to clinical staff through staff lunch and learns as well as through our internal learning software Health Stream.