Licensed Practical Nurse/Medical Assistant

Duties And Responsibilities

• Works in harmony with others, exhibits a positive attitude and commitment to the health center mission.
• Consistent patient-centered, caring disposition is a must for this position.
• Knowledgeable of the scope of practice for all nursing disciplines as described by the Nursing Practice Act.
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively organize and prioritize work and utilize available resources to assist with efficient patient flow in the clinic.
• Actively assists with routine clinic tasks. Utilizes established methods to ensure consistency in maintaining emergency supplies, stock medications, immunizations, forms, sterile instrument inventory, equipment, and appropriate exam room inventory, etc.
• Affords assistance in the orientation and education of new nursing employees.
• Utilizes the health center Performance Improvement processes in identifying the center needs related to any aspect of patient care and customer service.
• Maintains flexibility in work roles and schedules to meet the changing needs of the center.
• Maintains awareness of new information applicable to job, i.e. policies, meeting minutes, procedures, memos, and protocols.
• Utilizes slow time constructively to enhance center operations and assists other departments when time and workload permits.
• Maintains professional appearance; follows established dress code.
• Promptly informs Supervisor of real or potential clinic problems.
• Maintains confidentiality of patients and staff.
• Actively pursues continuing education in order to improve job skills or performance.
• Ability to identify own areas of needed improvement, and formulates goals to work toward.
• Utilizes appropriate methods to deal with stressful situations.
• Understands and supports organizational goals.
• Mets work schedules, fulfills responsibilities and commitments, i.e. attendance, punctuality, dependability, initiative, productivity and efficiency.

Direct And Indirect Patient Care/Clinic Responsibilities

• Follows protocol and perform accurate and thorough work ups and check ins of all patients.
• Accurately assesses current status as well as preventive health status and communicates needs to provider.
• Assists with patient education based on assessment of patient needs and clinic standards of nursing care and documents in patient record.
• Provides skilled nursing care as demonstrated by safely and accurately performing technical skills (sterile dressings, EKGs, pulmonary treatments, etc.) and the safe, accurate administration of medications, IV fluids, and immunizations.
• Anticipates the needs of providers related to patient visits, and assists providers with patient care.
• Assumes role of advocate to ensure health needs are met including responding to patient phone messages and requests in a timely and professional manner.
• Documents all provider orders, nursing actions, and interventions on patient record consistent with health center guidelines.
• Assists with triage patients on site and via telephone for appropriateness and timeliness of care per and standing orders.
• Knowledgeable of and follows all established Infection Control guidelines and OSHA standards and participates in staff training events.
• Exhibits caring qualities consistent with the values of the health center.
• Performs laboratory testing, including proper handling and labeling of all test samples according to health center policies and in compliance with CLIA guidelines.
• Keeps patients/families informed of situations that affect patient's clinic visit; i.e. extended waiting times, seeing provider other than originally scheduled, etc.
• Able to perform effectively and appropriately in emergency situations.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.