Ambulatory Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Behavioral Health Psychiatry, Full-Time (Day Shift)

Job Description

Location: Lancaster, PA
Schedule: Full-Time, Day Shift, 40 hours/week. 10-hour shifts from 7:00am to 5:30pm, 4 days per week. Day off depends on office needs.

About the Role

Position Summary: To provide nursing services to patients at a provider’s office. Patient care includes care to patients in following age group: pediatric infant to 12 years , adolescent 13 to 17 years , adult 18 to 64 years and geriatric over 64 years .

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical advice by phone electronic correspondence based on clinical judgments and or triage protocols in accordance with regulatory requirements and standards of practice.
• Consults with provider as necessary.
• Provides patient specific education including but not limited to preventive care, chronic disease management, acute diagnosis, medications and other areas pertinent to patient outcomes.
• Prepares patient for visit by using appropriate rooming standards tool.
• Administers injections and medications as prescribed by the provider and in accordance with department protocol, regulatory requirements and standards of practice.
• Prepares and assists providers with various procedures, minor surgeries and other exams as designated by the provider.
• Performs Point of Care Testing, including but not limited to hearing, flu, urine and strep tests.
• Collections blood or other laboratory specimens and prepares them for further testing.
• Authorizes prescription refills as instructed by the provider.
• Removes sutures and changes dressings on wounds as necessary.
• Maintains and cleans medical instruments and equipment after each procedure.
• Auxists with care coordination activities among specialists and transitions of care to obtain all necessary patient information.
• Auxists in coordination of referrals, education and community resources.
• Participates in performance improvement initiatives to improve overall patient experience and quality of care.
• Serves as a patient experience advocate by being a positive influence at all times when interacting with patients, visitors and colleagues.
• Communicates with all patients, visitors and colleagues in a professional manner while keeping customer service a top priority.
• Handles all patient information in a confidential manner according to Lancaster General Health privacy and confidentiality policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Completion of a LPN or a RN educational program.
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse RN or Licensed Practical Nurse LPN , issued by the PA State Board of Nursing.
• AHA CPR BLS certification required within 30 days of hire.
• This role requires occasional regional travel. Valid driver's license is required if traveling.
• One 1 to Two 2 years of nursing experience in a primary or specialty care physician’s office.
• Prior triage, emergency room, cardiac care, intensive care or other related specialty nursing experience.

Skills

• Ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously.
• Leverage verbal memory and new learning.
• Evaluate existing options to resolve a presenting problem.
• Perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations.
• Perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Exchange information with others clearly and concisely.
• Present ideas, facts and technical information.
• Maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment.
• Cooperate and resolve conflicts.
• Recognize needs and be sensitive of others.

Benefits

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region.