Ambulatory Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Rock Lititz Healthworks, Full-Time (Day Shift)

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.
• Gathers information from patient and directs to the RN or Provider when necessary.
• Affixes injections and medications as prescribed by the provider and in accordance with department protocol, regulatory requirements and standards of practice.
• 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.
• Affixes prescription refills as instructed by the provider.
• 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.
• Performs various front office responsibilities as necessary.
• May require some regional travel - valid driver's license is required if traveling.
• Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required by practice location.
• Performs patient and control testing on unit-specific Point of Care testing, according to Lab regulatory standards. Report results and findings to the Licensed Care worker.

Requirements

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
• Licensed Practical Nurse (Required)

Qualifications

• Completion of a LPN educational program
• One (1) to Two (2) years of nursing experience in a primary or specialty care physician’s office preferred.
• Prior triage, emergency room, cardiac care, intensive care or other related specialty nursing experience preferred.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong organizational and time management skills

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.