LPN - Staffing Support - PRN

Riverside Hospital•Gloucester, VA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

This LPN position provides hands-on clinical care in various settings within Riverside Medical Group. Responsibilities include manual vitals, medication review, injections, and blood draws. The LPN will utilize communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to develop patient care plans, considering physiological, psychosocial, and cultural diversity. This role may involve supervising non-professional personnel to ensure optimal patient care and requires competence in addressing age-related needs of diverse patient populations. The LPN works under leadership and a multi-disciplinary team to deliver comprehensive clinical care in alignment with Riverside Health System's standards and goals. The position also involves floating to multiple locations within the division to provide support as needed.

Requirements

Program Graduate, Licensed Practical Nurse (Required)
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire(Required)
CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required)
Knowledge of medications, their effects, drug interactions, medical procedures and therapies, diagnosis and diseases.
Ability to perform nursing assessments, patient interviews and triage.
Ability to speak clearly and understandably.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Good time management skills and self-starter.
Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships.
Proficiency in nursing equipment used in the clinic setting.
Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.
Ability to work effectively independently or as part of a team with physicians and other staff.
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with exceptional attention to detail.
Knowledge of patient rights and laws relative to those rights, such as HIPAA
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Ability to appropriately interact with patients, families, staff and others.
Ability to flexibly respond to changing demands.
Ability to follow directions and apply proper policies, procedures and guidelines.
Complete appropriate documentation in electronic medical record (EMR)/electronic health record (EHR).

Nice To Haves

Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred)
1 year Nursing experience (Preferred)
1 year Outpatient medical office experience (Preferred)
1 year Experience in using electronic medical record (EMR). (Preferred)
Less than 1 year Experience in collecting and processing specimens in lab. (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Accurately completes all required clinical documentation consistently per RHS standards.
Maintains documentation for quality assurance to include but not limited to point of care testing, medication logs and annual wellness visits.
Works with providers to assure care gaps are routinely addressed with each patient.
Documentation is accurate, legible and completed same day.
Monitors OSHA and lab proficiency testing.
Maintains clean, compliant, well-stocked work areas.
Provides patient education as needed.
Teaches patients as necessary about the medications prescribed for them.
Demonstrates positive patient care by explaining the importance of the completion of registration and patient medical history forms and how it relates to their care at our facility.
Provides patient follow up with a sense of urgency regarding lab calls, patient phone calls, prescription fills and refills, referrals and appointment scheduling.
Demonstrates the ability to build trusting collaborative relationships with a multi-disciplinary team to support patient care needs.
Actively participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings as assigned.
Ensures proper reimbursement from insurance companies by performing pre-authorization for prescription drugs, procedures, and patient tests.
Answer telephone calls from patients, pharmacies, physicians, vendors, etc. by close of business.
Communicate lab/pathology results and schedules additional tests per provider order.