Licensed Practical Nurse - FMOL Health: Madison Clinic

FMOLHS•Madison, MS

About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse provides quality patient care according to established standards and practices under the supervision of a licensed physician. The role collaborates with and assists the physician and floor nurses in coordinating daily patient care and patient access, including prior authorizations, referrals, and medication refills. The LPN also supports patient flow and schedules appointments, procedures, and tests. Strong medication management experience is preferred but not required.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited LPN program.
Active Mississippi LPN license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Effective oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a hospital acute care setting.
Strong medication management experience.

Responsibilities

Assist the physician in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient needs during examinations, treatments, and emergencies.
Assist the physician with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ensuring they are performed in a safe, clean, and competent manner and environment.
Maintain a clean, safe, and well-stocked patient care area, including examination rooms.
Administer oral, rectal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular medications and injections.
Maintain complete, accurate, and legible medical records reflecting the patient's condition, medications, treatment, and other pertinent patient-care information.
Provide telephone triage and communication, call in prescriptions, and order diagnostic studies according to protocol or physician instructions.
Educate patients and family members about procedures and help them cope with illnesses and hospitalizations under physician direction.
Maintain confidentiality regarding patients and office business functions.
Demonstrate a positive, customer-service-oriented attitude and behavior.
Work independently and take responsibility for clinical procedures within demonstrated and documented abilities and training.
Maintain working knowledge of business office protocols and procedures.
Help identify ways to improve patient care.
Seek and pursue educational opportunities.
Obtain continuing education units to maintain licensure.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.
Assist with prior authorizations, referrals, medication refills, patient flow, and scheduling appointments, procedures, and tests.