LPN/CMA - Podiatry Clinic

Shenandoah Medical Center•Shenandoah, IA

About The Position

This role involves utilizing the nursing process to provide patient care, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The LPN/CMA will collaborate with healthcare providers to coordinate care, perform emergency treatments, maintain documentation, and ensure patient and staff safety. Responsibilities include administering medications and treatments, performing patient education, and adhering to safety protocols.

Requirements

LPN scope of practice
LPN-C scope of practice
Ability to perform complete admission evaluation
Ability to conduct full body system analysis
Ability to administer and perform nursing assessment
Ability to recognize abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition
Ability to establish priorities and take appropriate action
Ability to evaluate patient progress toward desired outcomes
Ability to provide patient and family education
Ability to perform emergency treatment
Ability to initiate or assist in patient care
Ability to triage emergency situations
Ability to administer and perform emergent care
Ability to follow emergency policies, procedures, and protocols
Ability to document accurate and ongoing assessments
Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with other health team members
Ability to promote and ensure patient and staff safety
Ability to administer medications, treatments, and procedures safely
Ability to perform standard precautions
Ability to use two patient identifiers
Ability to perform patient risk assessments
Ability to utilize proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques
Ability to implement infectious disease controls
Ability to follow proper procedures for disposal of sharps and hazardous materials

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care.
Performs complete admission evaluations and comprehensive nursing assessments.
Administers and performs nursing assessments in accordance with applicable patient types.
Reviews, discusses, and implements healthcare provider orders and takes appropriate action if questions arise.
Responds to patient needs in a timely fashion.
Recognizes abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition, establishes priorities, and takes appropriate action.
Serves as a patient advocate.
Performs patient rounding for all patient assignments.
Evaluates patient progress toward desired outcomes prior to discharge.
Demonstrates personal accountability in the delivery of patient care.
Provides intravenous interventions within the scope of practice for LPN-C.
Collaborates with healthcare providers to coordinate medical and nursing management of patient care.
Works effectively with ancillary areas as part of the team approach to patient care.
Demonstrates initiative and flexibility in the provision of patient care.
Informs and involves Nurse Manager regarding patient care issues.
Completes patient and family education throughout the patient’s visit.
Performs emergency treatment as required.
Initiates or assists in patient care in an effective and responsive manner.
Triage emergency situations appropriately and involves other resources as appropriate.
Administers and performs emergent care in accordance with applicable patient population types.
Follows emergency policies, procedures, and protocols.
Performs and maintains documentation, including accurate and ongoing assessments, interventions, patient responses, teaching, and outcomes.
Communicates and collaborates effectively with other health team members regarding patient condition, satisfaction, and recommendations.
Appropriately reports condition changes to medical provider.
Promotes and ensures patient and staff safety.
Administers medications, treatments, and procedures safely according to provider orders and nursing policy.
Performs standard precautions, uses two patient identifiers, and performs patient risk assessments.
Utilizes proper body mechanics and transfer/lifting techniques.
Implements infectious disease controls, including isolation procedures, hand hygiene, and glove use.
Follows proper procedures for disposal of sharps and hazardous materials.
Performs other duties as assigned.