LPN (FULL-TIME, DAYS)

Essential Duties

• Affirms quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measures health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; makes or recommends necessary adjustments; follows hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Safeguards equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Follows up on lab results, prescription requests, referrals, and patient inquiries in a timely and responsive manner with the appropriate health care team members and communicates with providers as necessary and required.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among all health care members involved with the patients by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
• Maintains and administers medications, obtains lab specimens, assists with medical procedures, and performs clinical testing in accordance with established policy and procedure.
• Maintains clinical supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality and protects operations in accordance with HIPAA laws.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Solves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Accurately reconciles patient's immunization record in EMR (to include ICare records).
• Ensures all clinical work queues including Rx, authorizations, and inbox messages are worked timely.
• Ensures clinic is in compliance with DNV regulations.
• Collections and documents accurately ALL required clinical patient information during rooming process within guidelines of regulatory agency, health maintenance and other quality measures.
• Administers subcutaneous and intramuscular injections as requested by physician.

Required Experience

• 2 years LPN physician office experience preferred.
• Ability to work in an automated environment required.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to keep accurate records.
• Thorough knowledge of practical nursing theory.
• Knowledge of standard practices, rules, and regulations related to licensed practical nursing.
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology, aseptic technique.
• Ability to deal with a variety of patients, staff, health care providers, and community representatives.

Preferred Experience

• None Required.

Licensure/Education

• Current license to practice as a licensed practical nurse in the State of Illinois.
• Graduate of an approved school of Licensed Practical Nursing required.

Pay Range

USD $25.94 - USD $33.05 /Hr