Office LPN

Home Health Care 2000•Ville Platte, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Office LPN position is responsible for charting clinical staff/patient encounters in real time, such as during a home health care visit in a patient's home or from a clinician's dictated information pertaining to the patient's encounter. This role involves responding appropriately to incoming office calls relating to the clinical needs of the organization, working with additional office staff to ensure clear communication and documentation of EMR and other office protocols, and processing timely authorization of services for patient billing. The LPN follows the plan of care in providing treatments and collaborates with team members to achieve positive patient care outcomes. They provide clear communication and accurate, timely documentation of EMR consistent with the plan of care, and assess and provide patient and family/caregiver education pertinent to diagnosis and plan of care. Additionally, the LPN participates in the coordination of home health services, appropriately reporting identified needs for other disciplines to the clinician and/or clinical supervisor.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited practical nurse or vocational nursing program
Three years nursing experience
Proficient in typing
Good at spelling, punctuation, grammar, and oral communication
Able to listen to complex Medical information and summarize in a clear, complete and concise fashion
Possess excellent organizational skills
Proficient in medical diagnosis coding

Nice To Haves

Community/home health or medical/surgical experience is preferred
LPN (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Charting clinical staff/patient encounters in real time
Responding appropriately to incoming office calls relating to clinical needs
Working with additional office staff in providing clear communication and documentation of EMR and other office protocol
Processing timely authorization of services for patient billing
Following the plan of care in providing treatments
Working collaboratively with team members to help meet positive patient care outcomes
Providing clear communication and accurate and timely documentation of EMR consistent with the plan of care
Assessing and providing patient and family/caregiver education and information pertinent to diagnosis and plan of care
Participating in coordination of home health services
Appropriately reporting identified needs for other disciplines to the clinician and/or clinical supervisor