LPN - Primary Care Slippery Rock

Independence Health System Careers•Slippery Rock, PA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs direct patient care activities, such as lab tests, treatments, and medication administration, under the direction of the Nurse Manager, RN Supervisor, RN, and/or physician. Carries out clinical activities, quality control, and performance improvement initiatives in support of the Physician Practice as assigned. Delivers direct and indirect patient care in accordance with the LPN Practice Act, hospital and/or physician practice policies, procedures, protocols, and other professional standards of care. Collects patient health care data, including VS, weight, chief complaint, and pain assessment, focusing on the physical, psychosocial, age, cultural, and spiritual needs of the patient. Completes patient care treatments/testing as ordered by the physician. Administers medications/immunizations using appropriate routes and techniques specific to the age of the patient. Complies with completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of documentation. Provides education and instruction, within their scope of practice, to patients and families, and documents all education provided. Maintains a collaborative relationship with physicians to achieve desired patient outcomes. Prepares patients for examination, treatments, and procedures, and assists the physician as requested. Provides for patient safety in compliance with hospital and physician practice policies, utilizing two forms of patient identification before implementing any form of patient care. Labels all patient specimens and uses patient identifiers on all written documentation. Assists in compliance with all regulatory agency requirements, including performing quality control testing for all point of care testing per policy and participating in non-punitive medication reporting. Adheres to infection control processes, including standard precautions. Demonstrates leadership by utilizing the concepts inherent to the practice of professional nursing, solving problems independently, and seeking assistance from the immediate supervisor when appropriate. Maintains accountability for actions taken and delegates patient care appropriately. Functions effectively as a resource person, acts as a patient advocate, and performs effectively in the role of preceptor/mentor to new hires and/or students. Assists in maintaining/decreasing organizational/departmental costs and assists in the department’s compliance with JCAHO and other regulatory agencies. Participates in continuous survey readiness for inspections and surveys. Coordinates communications between patient/families and physician practice, pharmacies, specialists, and insurance carriers. Provides advice based on protocols and physician instructions and directs patients to the appropriate level of care. Facilitates patients access to prescription refills based on physician’s order. Obtains prior authorization and/or assists with indigent programs per physician order. Supports performance improvement initiatives with the physician practice by assisting in data collection and incorporating implemented performance improvement initiatives into practice. Maintains the environment of care by ensuring supplies are replenished daily and consistently maintaining a clean, safe environment. Performs POC testing as ordered by the physician, completes all quality control testing per policy, identifies results out of acceptable range and follows up prior to performing patient testing, and uses two patient identifiers prior to testing. Accurately records patient test results and prepares forms, copies records, and responds to requests per policies and procedures. Assists in maintaining the patients’ medical record and participates in all other office functions as necessary. Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Practical Nursing
Strong leadership ability
Good organizational skills
Independent and critical thinking skills
Sound judgment
Knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice
Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.
Current licensure to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Pennsylvania
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) approved curriculum of the American Heart Association (CPR and AED) program.
Act 33 with renewal
Act 34 with renewal
Act 73 FBI Clearance

Nice To Haves

Previous LPN experience.

Responsibilities

Performs direct patient care activities, such as lab tests, treatments, and medication administration.
Carries out clinical activities, quality control activities, performance improvement initiatives, etc. in support of the Physician Practice as assigned.
Delivers direct and indirect patient care in accordance with the LPN Practice Act, hospital and/or physician practice policies, procedures, protocols, and other professional standards of care.
Collects patient health care data, including VS, weight, chief complaint and pain assessment focusing on the physical, psychosocial, age, cultural, and spiritual needs of the patient.
Completes patient care treatments/testing as ordered by the physician.
Administers medications/immunizations using appropriate routes and techniques specific to age of the patient.
Complies with completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of documentation.
Provides education and instruction, within their scope of practice, to patients and families.
Maintains collaborative relationship with physicians to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Prepares patient for examination, treatments, and procedures.
Assists the physician with treatments and procedures as requested.
Provides for patient safety in compliance with hospital and physician practice policies.
Utilizes two forms of patient identification before implementing any form of patient care.
Labels all patient specimens with identifiers per policy.
Uses patient identifiers on all written documentation, including notes and point of care testing results.
Assists in compliance with all regulatory agency requirements.
Performs quality control testing for all point of care testing per policy.
Participates in non-punitive medication reporting.
Adheres to infection control process, including standard precautions, to reduce the risk of acquiring or transmitting infections.
Demonstrates leadership by utilizing the concepts inherent to the practice of the professional nursing.
Demonstrates an ability to solve problems independently and seeks assistance from immediate supervisor when appropriate.
Maintains accountability for actions taken.
Delegates patient care appropriately.
Effectively functions as a resource person.
Acts as a patient advocate.
Performs effectively in the role of preceptor/mentor to new hires and/or students.
Assists in maintaining/decreasing organizational/departmental costs.
Assists in the department’s compliance with JCAHO and other regulatory agencies.
Participates in continuous survey readiness for inspections and surveys.
Coordinates communications between patient/families and physician practice, pharmacies, specialists, and insurance carriers.
Provides advice based on protocols and physician instructions and directs patients to the appropriate level of care.
Facilitates patients access to prescription refills based on physician’s order.
Obtains prior authorization and/or assists with indigent programs per physician order based on the patient’s financial status or insurance coverage.
Supports performance improvement initiatives with the physician practice.
Assists in data collection as directed by the manager/physician.
Incorporates into practice performance improvement initiatives that have been implemented.
Maintains the environment of care.
Ensures that supplies in patient care areas are replenished daily.
Consistently maintains a clean safe environment.
Performs POC testing as ordered by the physician.
Completes all quality control testing per policy.
Identifies results that are out of acceptable range and follows up prior to performing patient testing.
Uses two patient identifiers, name and DOB, prior to testing.
Accurately records patient test results on appropriate result form and testing log.
Prepares forms, copies records, and responds to request per policies and procedures.
Assists in maintaining the patients’ medical record to facilitate filing and retrieval of information.
Participates in all other office functions as necessary.
Performs other duties as required.