LVN I/II/III - Kelsey Seybold Clinic - Meyerland Clinic

About the role

As a multi-specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 900 medical providers in 65 medical specialties. Take on a rewarding opportunity to help drive higher quality, higher patient satisfaction and lower total costs. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The vocational nurse provides nursing care to patients in an assigned clinical area, under the supervision of a Nurse Supervisor, or Nurse Coordinator. The LVN applies clinical nursing knowledge and utilizes demonstrated skills to ensure the safety and comfort of patients and families according to legal, organizational and professional standards. The LVN identifies priorities and makes judgments concerning basic needs of multiple patients in order to organize care.

Responsibilities

• Vision Testing, Sterilization of Instruments, and procedures. Report and document patient response
• Clerical (15%)
  • Review doctor's schedule, abstract as needed, print PVS for each patient and request other relevant information needed for patient's visit that day
  • Prepare and submit patient documents for scanning
  • Monitor assigned in basket and complete work as needed
  • Overdue Results/Letters
  • Schedule appointments and assist patient with specialty referrals and radiology testing
  • Provide pre-printed patient educational material as directed by provider
  • Proper disposal of confidential patient information daily
  • Follow HIPAA policy and procedures regarding patient confidentiality
  • Reinforce patient teaching
  • Identify basic health related learning needs of patient
  • Prepare and submit UR and other referrals as directed by the physician
  • Call in prescriptions as directed by the physician
• Patient Care (20%)
  • Monitor in basket for orders placed by physician and perform tasks that need to be completed (i.e. waived testing, EKG's, specimen collection, spirometry, hearing, vision); reports and accurately documents patient response
  • Document observations related to health status and report findings
  • Room patients on arrival as rooms become available:
    • Obtain patient's demographic information, history, chief complaint
    • Verify patient allergies and document vital signs per policy
    • Reconcile medication list with patient at each visit and update preferred pharmacy
  • Document patient education to include patient's learning method, preferred language, if needs an interpreter and ability to read, and include appropriate education for office visit
  • Complete questionnaires when appropriate (ie lead, TB, flu, New Patient Intake)
  • Prepare patient and room for physician visit
  • Assist physician with preparing patient for examination & minor office procedures
  • Perform activities of daily living on patients as needed (ie emptying ostomy bags, changing adult and pediatric diapers)
  • Transport patient within facility as needed
  • Perform/Obtain: EKG, Waived Testing (Capillary Blood Glucose, Hemocult, Urine Pregnancy), Hearing
  • Collects & prepares lab specimens (Urinalysis, Pap Smear, Biopsy, Cultures) and transports to lab
  • Perform CPR as needed and assist during times of emergency
  • Medication administration using the 7 rights, document, monitor, and report response
  • Telephone management: collect pertinent patient information to help determine health care need and document in the medical record. Report information to physician for direction
• Departmental Maintenance (10%)
  • Monitor supplies, medications and forms and notifies appropriate staff when reorder needed
  • Remove and tag broken equipment and notifies coordinator, supervisor, or manager
  • Clean exam rooms daily and document on log
  • Monitor supplies for expiration date and restock to par levels
  • Perform sterilization of instruments and complete logs (assignment based on completion of sterilization class and delegation by appropriate nursing staff)
  • Attend staff meetings
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area with a minimum of personal items
• QA-Regulatory (10%)
  • Complete daily logs as assigned by nursing supervisor or coordinator
  • Waived testing (ie glucometer, urine dipstick and urine pregnancy logs) CLIA standards
  • Refrigerator and room temperature logs
  • Eye wash station
  • Other QA logs
  • Perform accurate, legal, & ethical documentation
  • Maintain patient confidentiality
  • Practice OSHA safety standards with proper disposal of biohazard waste
  • Use frequent hand washing or hand sanitizer (up to 10 times before have to wash hands with soap and water, unless hands visibly soiled) to prevent and control the spread of disease within the clinical setting
  • Use gloves and PPE as needed
  • Use aseptic or sterile technique as needed
  • Verify equipment has a current PM label before use
  • Identify and report potential barriers for the safe provision of patient care and maintain a safe patient environment
  • Responsible for personal growth and career development
  • Demonstrate competency during annual skills
  • Report unsafe practices
  • Participate in continuing nursing education programs
• Customer Service (15%)
  • Work with patients to achieve excellent customer service and high levels of satisfaction
  • Practice mutual respect among all members of the healthcare team
  • Work with other staff to promote an efficient and effective healthcare team
  • Demonstrate Kelsey-Seybold's Mission and Values
  • Meet both Clinic and individual Customer Service goals and standards by maintaining 90% or greater of excellence in customer service
  • Provide age appropriate interactions
  • Telephone Etiquette
    • Answer and direct incoming calls to appropriate staff using a caring non-rushed tone
    • Identify clinic, department, name and job title in health care team
    • Ensure accurate information is obtained and communicated to the physician
    • Report and provide documentation of all complaints to coordinator, supervisor, manager or Clinic Administrator
    • Utilize warm transfer process when redirecting patient to ensure needs are met

Required Qualifications

• Graduate from an approved vocational nursing program
• Current and valid Texas LVN license
• BLS through American Heart Association
• 9+ years in a clinical area
• Computer experience
• Proven ability to use equipment and related supplies for selected patient population for the assigned clinical area

Preferred Qualifications

• EPIC experience
• Proven windows based computer skills

Pay

The hourly pay for this role will range from $20.00 to $36.00 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.