Lead LPN - Dermatology Clinic

Provides nursing support to the physician and provides direct nursing care to patients in an outpatient setting.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Licensed Practical Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Licensed Practical Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
• State criminal background check and Federal (if applicable), as required for regulated areas.
• Five (5) years of LPN experience.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Assigns duties and coordinates clinical services in absence of clinical manager.
• Applicable to multiple clinic locations including offsite locations.
• Coordinates ambulatory nursing care.
• Ensure staffing, delegates assignments, update nursing staff on new policies/procedure and ensure implementation, monitor effectiveness for clinical support staff at facility.
• Develops and distributes daily work assignments and monthly schedules.
• Keeps informed of special physician orders concerning patients.
• Investigates and resolves complaints or refers unusual problems to clinic manager.
• Responds to patient teaching opportunities to enhance patient compliance and safety.
• Identify family involvement in patient compliance.
• Performs all LPN direct nursing care duties within licensed scope of practice, assess patient concerns, including type and level of care needed through triage.
• Participates in problem solving and decision making.
• Acts to ensure staffing and patient needs are met.
• Obtain medical information from patients.
• Take height, weight, blood pressure, and vital signs of the patient.
• Screen patient for chief complaint and pertinent health data.
• Record data gathered in patient's medical record and communicate data gathered to physician.
• Works closely with office assistant and physician to facilitate patient's clinic visit.
• Escorts patients to and from exam room.
• Assists physician with examination if needed.
• Provides emotional support to patients and/or families.
• Assists with scheduling when necessary.
• Responsible for coordination of medical supply orders for clinic.
• Exercises proper stewardship through the appropriate use of supplies, equipment, and time.
• Provides on-going feedback to clinical support staff concerning job performance.
• Coaches and counsels employees under direction of manager.
• Serves as a mentor for all clinical staff to help foster staff development.
• Assists in training LPN staff.

Physical Requirements

Heavy/Hard work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning of patients, standing, walking; carrying of patients, materials and equipment weighing 40+lbs. This is performed on a daily basis.

Working Environment

Standard clinical environment. Volume of patients is very high. Position is frequently exposed to bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, toxins, and chemicals.

Skills and Abilities

• Must have the ability to work successfully under highly stressful conditions, and must be capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Must be skilled with computer systems used by both physician offices and hospitals to capture data accurately and consistently.
• Ability to function as a team member in respect to organization, communication, and task prioritization.
• Must also be able to work weekends, holidays and all shifts.

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Shift: Day (United States of America)

Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt

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