Licensed Practical Nurse

Family Health Centers - Denmark, SC

Denmark, SC

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The position involves a range of responsibilities focused on patient care and support within a healthcare setting. The individual will assess and monitor patients' conditions, conduct health risk assessments, and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by healthcare providers. The role also includes preparing patients for diagnostic procedures, obtaining specimens for laboratory analysis, and ensuring that patient medical records are accurate and complete. Additionally, the position requires coordination of patient care, including tracking referrals and managing health behavior counseling.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and monitors patient’s condition.
• Conduct health risk assessment for patients.
• Administers and reconciles medications, treatment and immunizations prescribed by the provider.
• Calls prescriptions into pharmacy as directed by provider.
• Inquire and document all OTC medications, supplements and alternative therapies.
• Provides information on new prescriptions.
• Ensure medication list is up to date in EHS.
• Provide and document health behavior counseling.
• Prepares patients for various treatments and diagnostic procedures, administering/arranging for various diagnostic tests and treatments as instructed by the provider.
• Obtains specimens for laboratory analysis.
• Performs tests as appropriate.
• Notify patients of labs and radiology results as directed by the provider.
• Track labs and radiology results.
• Coordinate patient panel and gap in care for clinical team.
• Make and track all referrals, including community resources as directed by the provider.
• Maintains accurate and complete patient medical record and other records.
• Provides documented information, instruction and counseling on health maintenance, health promotion, social problems, illness prevention, illness management and medicine use.
• Visit summaries must be printed and given to patients.
• Follows correct procedures for handling and disposing of biohazardous waste material.
• Complies with all applicable infection control and safety procedures.
• Participate in daily team pre-visit planning (i.e., huddles).
• Order and stock supplies for team.
• Exhibit compliance with FHC’s corporate compliance policy.
• Performs job activities in ways that are respectful, courteous and responsive while interacting with patients, visitors and co-workers.
• Performs other duties and assume other responsibilities as apparent or as delegated.