Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Multi-Specialty Clinic

Responsibilities

• Incorporates teaching in delivery of care and demonstrates competence in health promotion & disease prevention.
• Provides information to patient family appropriately, assesses for barriers to learning, uses colleagues as a learning resource.
• Captures care within the multi-disciplinary team, interacts in a professional manner, communicates directly, verbalizes scope of practice for self and others.
• Develops and maintains human care relationships & integrates the influence of the human experience of health, illness &/or healing.
• Adapts care for diverse populations, assists colleagues with care delivery, refers all concerns/issues to appropriate resource.
• Arranges physician referrals when appropriate, coordinating care with appropriate support agencies.
• Develops and maintains professional relationships with staff in order to enhance patient care and efficient clinical operations, acting as a role model for nursing support staff.
• Abides by the policies and procedures of the practice, the Copley Health Systems Physician Practices and the Copley Health Systems Hospital.
• Is actively involved in creating educational materials and promoting educational programs appropriate for the patient population seen in the practice.
• Counsels and teaches patients on a variety of health care matters such as self-care appropriate to patient’s medical problem, preventive interventions, wellness programs, etc.
• Develops and maintains relationships with patients and adapts care for diverse populations.
• Supports and demonstrates organizational values, including compassion and respect for human dignity, commitment to professional Competence, commitment to a spirit of service, honesty, confidentiality, and good stewardship/careful administration.
• Complies with Copley and practice policies and procedures, and governmental regulations.

Qualifications

• Required - LPN License.
• Desired - one year's practice as Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Licensure and certification: LPN licensed in the State of Vermont. BLS.