LPN UCC - Full Time - Days

Jupiter Medical Center

13d

About The Position

Ranked #1 for Safety, Quality and Patient Satisfaction, Jupiter Medical Center is the leading destination for world-class health care in Palm Beach County and the greater Treasure Coast. Outstanding physicians, state-of-the-art facilities, innovative techniques and a commitment to serving the community enables Jupiter Medical Center to meet a broad range of patient needs. Jupiter Medical Center is the only hospital in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties to receive a 4-star quality and safety rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The LPN is part of the Urgent Care Team and is responsible for: Delivers patient care as identified by the Scope of Care of the Urgent Care Center. Effective communication demonstrates Caring, Compassion, and Cultural awareness. Provide quality care using the LPN process and critical thinking skills. Able to function under stress and emergency situations. Promotes effective communications between patients, staff, physicians and visitors. Provides knowledge of Urgent Care injuries and illnesses. Performs surveillance exams: hearing tests, vision screening, spirometry, EKGs. Performs breath alcohol testing and urine drug screening. Proficient in vaccine administration and phlebotomy. Proficient in Urgent Care duties. Performs Urgent Care Tech/LPN duties as needed. The Urgent Care Tech performs duties such as, but not limited to taking vital signs, prepares patient medical record for the provider. Accurately and efficiently performs specimen collections and testing as defined by laboratory policy and procedure manuals. Computer data entry and workflow monitoring. Assesses environment to assure patient safety and determines appropriate equipment to use that meet the patient's needs. Maintains chain of custody for forensic collections. This position will cross train to support the front desk staff and responsibilities. Ability to utilize more than one computer system for registration, patient test resulting and insurance verification when covering front desk. Answers phones and faxes reports. Maintains a clean environment. Understands quality control and expected results for POCT tests performed. Discharges patients efficiently. Ensures accurate documentation. Ensures adequate supplies and is knowledgeable in operation of equipment. Ensures current credentials and /or certifications. Maintains compliance with hospital/Urgent Care procedural standards. Supports and promotes JMC mission, vision,and values. Personally contributes to the team environment by demonstrating cooperative, constructive, problem-solving interaction with JMC policies. This position requires flexibility in travel amongst all Jupiter Medical Center Urgent Care Locations. Performs other departmental duties as assigned. Our growth is creating great opportunities! Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it! So once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best and keep track of both your progress in the selection process, and new postings that might interest you! Thanks for your interest in working on our team!! Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.

Requirements

Graduate of Accredited Nursing School for LPN
Current LPN licensure in the state of Florida
American Heart Association BLS for Health Care Providers
Strong knowledge of Urgent Care principles.
Able to work in a fast-paced environment with excellent verbal and written skills.
Annual Joint Commission mandatory education requirements, in-service and health requirements including attendance at new employee orientation
TB/PPD Surveillance Program
Maintenance of required professional licensing and/or certification(s).

Responsibilities

Delivers patient care as identified by the Scope of Care of the Urgent Care Center.
Effective communication demonstrates Caring, Compassion, and Cultural awareness.
Provide quality care using the LPN process and critical thinking skills.
Able to function under stress and emergency situations.
Promotes effective communications between patients, staff, physicians and visitors.
Provides knowledge of Urgent Care injuries and illnesses.
Performs surveillance exams: hearing tests, vision screening, spirometry, EKGs.
Performs breath alcohol testing and urine drug screening.
Proficient in vaccine administration and phlebotomy.
Proficient in Urgent Care duties.
Performs Urgent Care Tech/LPN duties as needed.
Accurately and efficiently performs specimen collections and testing as defined by laboratory policy and procedure manuals.
Computer data entry and workflow monitoring.
Assesses environment to assure patient safety and determines appropriate equipment to use that meet the patient's needs.
Maintains chain of custody for forensic collections.
This position will cross train to support the front desk staff and responsibilities.
Ability to utilize more than one computer system for registration, patient test resulting and insurance verification when covering front desk.
Answers phones and faxes reports.
Maintains a clean environment.
Understands quality control and expected results for POCT tests performed.
Discharges patients efficiently.
Ensures accurate documentation.
Ensures adequate supplies and is knowledgeable in operation of equipment.
Ensures current credentials and /or certifications.
Maintains compliance with hospital/Urgent Care procedural standards.
Supports and promotes JMC mission, vision,and values.
Personally contributes to the team environment by demonstrating cooperative, constructive, problem-solving interaction with JMC policies.
This position requires flexibility in travel amongst all Jupiter Medical Center Urgent Care Locations.
Performs other departmental duties as assigned.