LPN - Atrium Health Union FP Monroe Full-Time

Job Summary

Functions in the physician office or ambulatory care practice to provide nursing services in an office setting. Works as part of a care team to improve the execution of quality requirements, increase throughput, improve efficiency, and enhance the overall patient experience.

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care or arrange for the provision of appropriate care, for patients, as pertinent to the scope of nursing practice and specialty of the office setting.
• 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.
• Safeguards all ordered laboratory and diagnostic tests, tracks and logs them, and presents results to the provider.
• Pre-visit planning with provider and care team.
• Medication administration, including injections.
• Assists with vital sign checks, height, and weight.
• Aids in medication history review and updates medication lists.
• Aids in meeting health maintenance requirements.
• Aids in patient care during procedures and examinations, and performs instrument and room clean-up.
• Utilizes standard precautions and complies with policies and regulatory standards.
• Reports patient's condition and reactions after 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.
• Performs waived laboratory tests and practice-specific diagnostic testing, including Point of Care testing for Hemoglobin A1C and other Point of Care testing as applicable.
• Adheres to CLIA standards and performs Quality Control and maintenance for Point of Care in-office lab procedures, as applicable.
• Completes lab requisitions and prepares specimens for pick-up.
• Provides patient with Depart Summary and review at the end of the visit.
• Ensures compliance with North Carolina Immunization Registry (NCIR) and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) regulations and monitors inventory level of clinical supplies specific to the practice setting.

Physical Requirements

• Work consistently requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing, and pulling.
• Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
• May be exposed to communicable diseases.

Education, Experience & Certifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse with current license to practice in NC or SC (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.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.