LPN Desk Nurse

About The Role

To support U.S. Urology by assisting the physician/APP and/or RN as well as providing professional nursing care for patients following established standards and practices.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Receives and completes tasks for a set of designated physicians/APPs
• May be required to assist with the tasks of fellow associates according to business needs
• Covers incoming medical reports and follows up with physician/APP and patient
• Records clear and concise notes regarding patients' condition and reaction to drugs and treatments in electronic medical records
• Handles urgent matters via call, email or text, in addition to normal EMR documentation
• Fulfills an average of 130-150 tasks per day
• Instructs patients regarding medications and treatment instructions, collection of samples and tests, and arranges for patient testing, procedures and admissions
• Educates patients on possible lifestyle changes that may be necessary to promote optimal health
• Functions as a patient advocate within the medical system
• Performs general nursing duties including assisting physician with procedures, performing in-office tests, rooming patients, administering medications, assisting physician with grief situations (counseling and reassuring patients and families)
• Interviews patients for drug habits to comply with Medicaid and CareSource requirements
• Coordinates medical services through pre-authorization and/or pre-certification procedures required by third-party carriers for both office and outpatient and inpatient services
• Willing to travel to other locations for business needs
• Maintains strictest confidentiality
• Performs related work as required

What We Expect From You

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Two years of professional nursing experience in a medical practice setting, in a Urology practice, clinic or hospital-based health center preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Electronic Medical Records Experience
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have thorough knowledge in computer information systems.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

• This job operates in a professional office environment.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Travel

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.

About US Urology Partners

• U.S. Urology Partners is one of the nation’s largest independent providers of urology and related specialty services, including general urology, surgical procedures, advanced cancer treatment, and other ancillary services.
• Through Central Ohio Urology Group, Associated Medical Professionals of NY, Urology of Indiana, and Florida Urology Center, the U.S. Urology Partners clinical network now consists of more than 50 offices throughout the East Coast and Midwest, including a state-of-the-art, urology-specific ambulatory surgery center that is one of the first in the country to offer robotic surgery.
• U.S. Urology Partners was formed to support urology practices through an experienced team of healthcare executives and resources, while serving as a platform upon which NMS Capital is building a leading provider of urological services through an acquisition strategy.
• U.S. Urology Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
• Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.