Lvn Jobs in Harlingen, NJ

About The Position

Requirements

• Current and unrestricted state Vocational/Practical Nursing license.
• IV certification if required by the clinic.
• Current BLS certification.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and medical office procedures.
• Computer proficiency to work efficiently with electronic medical records.
• Effective listening and communication skills, including proper grammar and spelling.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
• Ability to perform medical procedures, administer injections, and perform phlebotomy.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with providers, staff, patients, and the community.
• Driver’s license and access to reliable transportation.
• Tuberculosis screening and proof of immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis through laboratory confirmation, documented vaccination, or a doctor’s diagnosis of disease.
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds.
• Ability to push or pull heavy objects using up to 35 pounds of force.
• Ability to use fine motor skills to operate equipment and/or machinery.
• Ability to receive and comprehend instructions verbally and/or in writing.
• Ability to use logical reasoning for simple and complex problem solving.
• Occasional exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.

Nice To Haves

• IV certification.
• Two or more years of experience in a medical setting.
• Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing duties within the scope of LVN/LPN licensure, including procedures, injections, medication administration, EKGs, and phlebotomy.
• Participate in implementing established education plans for patients and families with common health problems and defined learning needs.
• Coordinate patient care as directed by providers, RNs, and policies, including referrals, transition visits, medications, procedures, and follow-up.
• Document chief complaints, room patients, and prepare them for examination according to policy and procedures.
• Obtain chief complaint and symptom information by telephone and accurately relay it to the provider.
• Collect data, perform focused nursing assessments, assist in evaluating patient responses to treatment, identify patient needs, and communicate findings to providers.
• Record patient assessments and care accurately and promptly in the medical record.
• Review patient records, charts, reports, laboratory and X-ray results, and other pertinent information before provider visits, and report relevant information to the provider and/or RN.
• Maintain a safe clinic environment in accordance with OSHA standards.
• Protect patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and treat patients courteously and respectfully.
• Organize, stock, and clean examination and treatment rooms, and sterilize instruments.
• Follow standard infection control precautions.
• Follow medication management policies and procedures, and document medications and immunizations in patient records.
• Follow laboratory management policies and procedures and CLIA standards; collect and properly label laboratory samples.
• Fulfill medication refill requests according to approved protocols.
• If certified in IV therapy, start peripheral lines, monitor and adjust flow rates, prime IV lines, change IV-site dressings when needed, and discontinue venous lines.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Incentive and recognition programs.
• Equity stock purchase program.
• 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.