LPN - Family Medicine

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Omro, WI

23h

About The Position

The LPN prepares and rooms patients for examinations, obtains vital signs, and documents or updates relevant health information. The role performs laboratory procedures, assists providers with procedures and surgeries, administers medications as ordered, and provides basic patient education. Within scope of practice, the LPN may initiate, maintain, and discontinue IV therapy and administer selected fluids with premixed medications. The LPN follows through on procedure and test requests, prescription refills, appointments, and referrals; directs questions to registered nurses and providers as appropriate; and communicates accurate, timely patient information to the health care team. With demonstrated competency and clinical supervision, the role performs advanced clinical tasks, including specimen collection, phlebotomy, EKGs, spirometry, wound care, and other listed procedures. The position also maintains exam rooms, laboratory and work areas, supplies, and equipment; participates in patient-centered care and quality improvement activities; and provides age-appropriate care. The work involves frequent movement and lifting, exposure to mechanical, electrical, chemical, and blood and body-fluid hazards, and use of protective equipment as needed. The role requires functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, and fine-manipulation skills.

Requirements

Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association; must be obtained within 45 days unless the department leader determines it is not required.
Completion of an accredited or approved Practical Nursing program.
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills; ability to build rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with patients, staff, and physicians.
Strong organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
Proficient computer skills, including keyboarding, navigating a Windows operating system, and using electronic mail; exposure to electronic medical records systems.
Ability to meet the role's physical requirements, including frequent sitting, standing, walking, lifting, squatting, bending, twisting, crawling, kneeling, climbing, and reaching above the shoulders; lifting up to 50 pounds from floor to waist and 20 pounds overhead; carrying up to 40 pounds a reasonable distance; pushing or pulling with 30 pounds of force; and performing a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present.
Ability to use functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, and fine-hand manipulation skills.
Ability to operate equipment essential to performing the job.

Responsibilities

Prepare and room patients for examinations; obtain vital signs and document or update pertinent health information.
Perform laboratory procedures using aseptic technique and standard precautions.
Assist physicians and other providers with procedures and surgeries, such as pelvic exams, allergy scratch testing, EMG, cautery, and colposcopy.
Administer medications under provider orders, including immunizations, antibiotics, pain medications, vitamins, topical agents, and insulin.
Initiate, maintain, and discontinue IV therapy within applicable limitations, including administration of selected fluids with premixed medications.
Provide basic patient education about tasks, skills, treatments, and self-care.
Follow through on procedure and test requests, prescription refills, appointment changes, and referrals.
Refer questions to registered nurses and providers according to scope-of-practice guidelines and relay information to patients as directed.
Communicate with providers and other members of the health care team; document and communicate accurate, timely information about patient conditions.
Perform advanced clinical tasks under clinical supervision and with demonstrated competency, including suture and staple removal, catheterization, audiograms, laboratory procedures, EKGs, spirometry, Holter monitor application, casting, and complex wound care.
Organize and prepare exam rooms, laboratory and work areas, including cleaning, stocking, ordering supplies, and maintaining equipment.
Position and transport patients, using proper techniques for lifting and pushing or pulling.
Perform routine maintenance and quality monitoring of clinic equipment, and appropriately clean, sterilize, and care for instruments and equipment.
Participate in patient-centered initiatives, care management, and performance and quality improvement activities.
Provide care appropriate to patients' ages and developmental needs, following departmental policies and procedures.