LPN - Atrium Health Primary Care South Charlotte Internal Medicine

About the role

Provides nursing services in an office setting, working as part of a care team to improve quality requirements, increase throughput, enhance efficiency, and improve the patient experience.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care or arrange for the provision of appropriate care.
• Accurately documents all patient care/interactions in patient medical record.
• Participates in telephone triage by obtaining clinically appropriate data and symptoms from the patient and advises and instructs patients according to established protocols and/or orders from the provider.
• Ensures that all ordered laboratory and diagnostic tests are tracked and logged, and that the provider is presented with all test results.
• Pre-visit planning with provider and care team.
• Medication administration, including injections.
• Checks vital signs, height, weight.
• Aids in reviewing medication history and updating medication list.
• Assists with satisfaction of pertinent health maintenance requirements.
• Aids in assisting with procedures and examinations and performs instrument and room clean-up.
• Utilizes standard precautions.
• Reports patient's condition and reaction to the provider following procedures, medication administration, or treatments.
• Aids in patient inquiries for prescription refills, appointment scheduling, and referral authorization as needed.
• Enters orders in EMR (computerized physician order entry CPOE) per provider order.
• Completes Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) approved waived laboratory tests and practice-specific diagnostic testing; including Point of Care testing for Hemoglobin A1C and other Point of Care testing as applicable.
• Performs Quality Control and maintenance for Point of Care in-office lab procedures, as applicable.
• Performs venipuncture.
• May assist with collection of specimens of body fluids such as urine and blood for laboratory testing.
• Completes lab requisitions and prepares specimens for pick-up.
• Provides patient with Depart Summary and review at the end of the visit.
• Responsible for all vaccine and pharmaceutical orders including applicable state Immunization Registry (NCIR) and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) regulations and monitoring inventory level of clinical supplies specific to the practice setting.

Requirements

• Licensed Practical Nurse with current license to practice in applicable state (dependent on the practice's physical location) required.
• Graduate of an Accredited School of practical nursing required.
• Previous medical office experience preferred.
• BLS required per policy guidelines.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an Accredited School of practical nursing required.
• Experience: Previous medical office experience preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications: Licensed Practical Nurse with current license to practice in applicable state (dependent on the practice's physical location) required.
• Skills: Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care or arrange for the provision of appropriate care, appropriately and accurately documents all patient care/interactions in patient medical record, participates in telephone triage, ensures that all ordered laboratory and diagnostic tests are tracked and logged, and that the provider is presented with all test results, pre-visit planning with provider and care team, medication administration, checks vital signs, height, weight, assists with reviewing medication history and updating medication list, assists with satisfaction of pertinent health maintenance requirements, assists with assisting with procedures and examinations and performs instrument and room clean-up, utilizes standard precautions, reports patient's condition and reaction to the provider following procedures, medication administration, or treatments, assists with patient inquiries for prescription refills, appointment scheduling, and referral authorization as needed, enters orders in EMR (computerized physician order entry CPOE) per provider order, completes Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) approved waived laboratory tests and practice-specific diagnostic testing; including Point of Care testing for Hemoglobin A1C and other Point of Care testing as applicable, performs Quality Control and maintenance for Point of Care in-office lab procedures, as applicable, performs venipuncture, may assist with collection of specimens of body fluids such as urine and blood for laboratory testing, completes lab requisitions and prepares specimens for pick-up, provides patient with Depart Summary and review at the end of the visit, responsible for all vaccine and pharmaceutical orders including applicable state Immunization Registry (NCIR) and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) regulations and monitoring inventory level of clinical supplies specific to the practice setting.

Skills

• Knowledge of standard precautions.
• Ability to document patient care accurately.
• Ability to perform venipuncture.
• Ability to administer medications and injections.
• Ability to check vital signs and height/weight.
• Ability to update medication lists.
• Ability to assist with procedures and examinations.
• Ability to report patient conditions and reactions.
• Ability to assist with patient inquiries.
• Ability to complete lab requisitions and prepare specimens.
• Ability to provide patient summaries.
• Ability to adhere to CLIA standards.
• Ability to perform Quality Control and maintenance for Point of Care in-office lab procedures.
• Ability to assist with specimen collection.
• Ability to monitor inventory levels of clinical supplies.
• Ability to adhere to state and federal immunization regulations.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards including:

• Compensation
• Premium pay
• Incentive pay
• Annual increases based on performance
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Education Assistance Program

Pay

$24.10 - $36.15 per hour

Schedule

M-F 8am-5pm