Licensed Practical Nurse - Primary Care St. Catherine's Clinic

Responsibilities

• Assists physician in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient needs during examinations, treatments and emergency situations.
• Affords assistance to physician with diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, ensuring procedures are conducted in a safe, clean, competent manner.
• Maintains a clean, safe, well-stocked patient care area, including patient examination rooms.
• Administers oral, rectal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular medications and/or injections.
• Maintains a complete, accurate, legible medical record reflecting the patient's condition, medication, treatment, and any other pertinent information relevant to total patient care according to professional standards and procedures.
• Provides telephone triage/communication, calls in prescriptions, orders diagnostic studies as defined by protocol or per physician instructions.
• Thoroughly educates and explains procedures to patients and family members, and assists them in coping with illnesses and hospitalizations under the direction of the physician.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding patient and business functions of the office.
• Demonstrates a positive customer service oriented attitude/behavior.
• Functions independently and assumes responsibility for actions in clinical procedures in accordance with ability and training after clinical ability has been demonstrated and documented.
• Maintains a working knowledge of business office protocol/procedures.
• Aids in identifying methods of improving patient care.
• Seeks out and pursues educational opportunities.
• Obtains continuing education units to maintain licensure.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited LPN program.
• Experience In Hospital Acute Care Setting Preferred.
• Licensure/Certification: Active MS LPN License, Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Effective oral and written communication skills.