SENIOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - 64082784 1

State of Florida • Delray Beach, FL

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Senior Licensed Practical Nurse position working in the Delray Beach Health Center. Work is performed under the supervision of the Community Health Nursing Consultant. This position requires independent judgment, initiative, and the application of general business practices and skills to accomplish various job functions. The position may travel to another Health Center to provide services at the discretion of Administration. This position is designated as a sensitive position and is required to maintain confidential information in accordance with the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) Palm Beach County Health Department (CHD) Information Security Policy, Protocol and Procedures. Confidential data sets include Social Security and Clinical information data. This position will view, update, and release information from Health Management System (HMS), Pharmacy Forms System (PFS), and EMDEON. HMS is used to view, update, and release information, manage the client scheduling module for patient/clinic schedules, service collection, and billing. The Pharmacy Forms System (PFS) and EMDEON are critical systems for dispensing medication by nurse issuance. The role also involves maintaining a perpetual inventory and audit trail for all clinic medications, filing prescriptions and logs, ordering and stocking medications, organizing patient-specific medication areas, logging medications, verifying invoices, removing and returning unused drugs, checking expiration dates, maintaining a quarantine log, preparing documents for medication transfers, maintaining an adequate supply of drug dispensing forms and Patient Prescription Information (PPI) sheets, issuing clinic medication supplies, and providing coverage to the medication room at the Annex which services HIV and TB. Additionally, the position follows up on patients with recent Long Acting Removable Contraceptives (LARC’s) placements, verifies laboratory and radiology studies, selects and delivers medications for dispensing, executes paperwork for patient-specific medications, creates and maintains a tickler file for delivered medications, makes entries in PFS, prints reports, maintains patient profiles and logs, keeps permits posted, and assists staff during inspections. Clerical duties include data entry, answering phones, photocopying, filing, and record keeping. The role is also responsible for verifying reports on patient charts, obtaining authorizations, assisting with posting maternity patients, ensuring appointments and referrals are made, and participating in patient reminder and follow-up calls. Reviewing laboratory orders, electronically transmitting requisitions, conducting reminder calls for laboratory appointments, and following up on broken appointments are also key responsibilities. The position is cross-trained to provide services to HIV, Family Planning, and TB programs and assists with the X-ray protocol. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Licensure as a Practical Nurse in accordance with Chapter 464, Florida Statutes or eligible to practice nursing in accordance with Florida Administrative Code 210-8.22 or 8.27.
• Incumbent may be required to work before, during and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency. Emergency duty required of the incumbent includes working in special needs shelters, or performing other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural.
• A Valid Driver’s License
• Travel to another Health Center
• Must hold and maintain an active Basic Life Support certification.
• Advanced to intermediate computer skills and knowledge of computer programs (Microsoft Word, Excel, E-mail, Internet, Electronic Health Record)
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, customer service skills
• Ability to communicate effectively to convey information (verbally and writing) to others.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to retrieve, interpret and disseminate health information data.
• Ability to document per CHD guidelines in patient’s Electronic Health Record.
• Ability to document history in patient chart.
• Knowledge of nursing principles, techniques, and scope of practice of the Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Must be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a perpetual inventory and audit trail for every medication in the clinic to ensure accountability
• File prescriptions, daily logs, offer to counsel signature logs, invoices, transfer documents, etc.
• Place orders with Central Pharmacy through the PFS system
• Receive orders and stock shelves
• Organize and maintain patient specific medication area
• Log medications and verify accuracy of invoice and actual receipts
• Remove drugs that have not been picked up and return them to Central Pharmacy
• Place order for refills with Central Pharmacy
• Check stock medications for expiration dates and remove any outdated items from active storage area and places them in the quarantine area
• Maintain quarantine log
• Package and prepare documents for transferring medications between clinics
• Maintain an adequate supply of all forms related to drug dispensing / issuance
• Maintain stock of most commonly used Patient Prescription Information (PPI) sheets
• Issue clinic medication supplies to appropriate areas of clinic and verify documentation is correct before replacing working stock in clinic areas
• Provides coverage to the medication room at the Annex which services HIV and TB.
• Follow up of patients having recent placement of Long Acting Removable Contraceptives (LARC’s).
• Verify laboratory and radiology studies are completed as ordered and results have been entered into the medical record.
• Select and deliver medications for dispensing/issuance to practitioner/nursing staff.
• Give Patient Specific Medications to patients and execute the related paperwork.
• Create and maintain a tickler file for Patient Specific Medication delivered to the Health Center and prepare items for return to Central Pharmacy, wholesaler or reverse distributor and does associated paperwork.
• Make appropriate entries in PFS and print out reports as required and Certified Mail.
• Maintain patient profiles offer to Counsel Signature Logs, and other documents to Central Pharmacy as required.
• Keep current permits framed and posted in medication room.
• Assist staff during inspections by regulating agencies.
• Performs clerical duties as required which includes but are not limited to data entry, answering the telephone, photocopying, filing and record keeping.
• Responsible to verify appropriate reports are on the patient chart prior to visit.
• Obtain authorizations for visits.
• Assist in posting maternity patients after visits with provider; ensures appointments and referrals are made.
• Participates in patient reminder calls and follow up call for missed appointment.
• Review laboratory orders and electronically transmit laboratory requisitions for internal clients and clients receiving laboratory in house services from outside providers.
• Conduct reminder calls to clients for their laboratory appointments and follow up on broken appointments
• Cross trained to provide services to HIV, Family Planning and TB programs.
• Assist with the X-ray protocol.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition waivers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed