Licensed Practical Nurse

Care Resource Community Health Centers, Inc. • Fort Lauderdale, FL

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About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse serves as a member of the Patient Care Team and provides direct patient care based on nursing assessments and provider orders or protocols. The role supports clinical visits through patient intake and pre-visit planning, diagnostic testing, medication administration, documentation, and assistance with provider procedures. The nurse also supports a medication-assisted treatment program, maintains testing and medication logs, and helps manage clinical supplies and equipment.

The position promotes quality, safe, patient-centered care and effective communication with patients and coworkers. It includes maintaining examination rooms and clinic areas, following infection-control and safety practices, completing assigned electronic health record tasks, helping train support staff, and participating in required meetings, audits, training, and agency activities. The nurse may provide triage for overflow, emergency, isolation, code medical, and crisis-intervention patients under RN supervision when needed.

Requirements

• Licensed Practical Nurse role; no specific license, education, or experience requirements are stated in the posting.
• Follow nursing assessments, provider orders, protocols, evidence-based guidelines, and manufacturer instructions for use.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation, testing logs, medication records, and procedure charges.
• Follow safety, infection-control, Universal Precautions, confidentiality, OSHA, and Joint Commission requirements.
• Communicate effectively and provide courteous, patient-centered service.
• Complete assigned EHR tasks within requested timeframes.
• Work under RN supervision when providing specified triage services.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care based on nursing assessment and provider orders or protocols.
• Perform pre-visit planning and patient intake for patients with diverse medical problems and histories.
• Obtain electrocardiograms (EKGs), vision and hearing tests, diabetic foot/monofilament tests, and perform and chart point-of-care tests.
• Perform urine drug screen tests for medication-assisted treatment program patients.
• Administer injections and immunizations according to care plan orders, including supporting COVID vaccination clinics and outreach.
• Manage medication logs and storage for the substance use disorder treatment program.
• Maintain documentation and logs for waived testing, including blood glucose, A1C, strep, urine dipstick, urinalysis, pregnancy, iFOBT, influenza A&B, and other tests as needed.
• Chart procedures and tests and apply accurate charges.
• Support improvements in care quality, cost per visit, and patient experience.
• Assist with management and maintenance of department supplies, materials, equipment, and logs.
• Assist the supervisor with daily oversight, purchase orders, and supply inventory as needed.
• Notify the supervisor when medical equipment needs repair or calibration.
• Assist with training support staff, including Patient Care Assistants, Laboratory Assistants, and Receptionist/Medical Clerks, to support high-quality and safe care.
• Communicate effectively with patients about wait times, needs, expectations, and feedback to promote patient-centered care.
• Escort patients to areas within the medical office, including check-in/out, laboratory, and examination rooms.
• Complete tasks assigned through the EHR within the requested timeframe.
• Ensure compliance with health center policies and procedures.
• Provide nursing triage for overflow, emergency, isolation, code medical, and crisis-intervention patients under RN supervision when needed.
• Participate in meetings, audits, site visits, and communications with external contacts as required, including Joint Commission and HRSA activities.
• Prepare rooms for clinical examinations and procedures as directed, and ensure supplies and equipment are stocked and available.
• Assist medical providers with procedures and testing and ensure proper documentation in the medical record.
• Perform high-level disinfection and sterilization of instruments as assigned and according to manufacturer guidelines.
• Ensure examination rooms comply with OSHA and Joint Commission standards.
• Ensure proper documentation, logging, and disposal of medication into the hazardous/black box.
• Complete training and competency assessments based on evidence-based guidelines and manufacturer instructions for use.
• Maintain clinic and examination-room cleanliness and report cleaning or safety observations to the Registered Nurse and/or Office Manager.
• Follow agency safety, outreach, and confidentiality guidelines; hand-washing guidelines; infection-control standards; and Universal Precautions.
• Provide observations and feedback on risk management and safety assessments in the work area to the Registered Nurse and/or Office Manager.
• Understand and act appropriately in the assigned role in the Emergency Code System and Agency Continuity of Operations Plan.
• Treat patients, clients, staff, vendors, and other customers courteously; listen attentively, confirm understanding, and provide appropriate options or resolutions.
• Deliver services according to established protocols and seek additional assistance when needed to ensure appropriate services are provided.
• Take initiative, anticipate customer needs, engage customers in the process, follow up as needed, and prioritize requests for prompt and effective responses.
• Participate in required training sessions, meetings, agency developmental activities, and other assigned duties.

What This Job Offers

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