Licensed Practical Nurse- Float

POSITION TITLE: Licensed Practical Nurse- Float

DEPARTMENT: Nursing 

NATURE OF POSITION: The Licensed Practical Nurse is an integral member off the interdisciplinary health team and assists in the care of patients including administration of treatments and medications, patient education, triage, and clinic flow.     

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Completion of LPN training program and licensed as an LPN in the state of Oklahoma; required 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification 

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:  Chief Nursing Officer (CNO); Director of Nursing (DON) 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Perform routine intake procedures including, but not limited to, temperature, pulse, respiration, height, weight, and blood pressure readings 

• Assist medical providers with examination and treatment of patients 

• Provide assistance with administrative procedures required, including patient referral, charting and documentation of activities and phone calls 

• Follows protocols and performs accurate and thorough work ups and check-ins of all patients 

• Demonstrate teamwork and commitment to quality patient care 

• Demonstrates the ability to effectively organize and prioritize work and utilize available resources to assist with efficient patient flow in the clinic. 

• Actively assists with routine clinic tasks. Utilizes established methods to ensure consistency in maintaining emergency supplies, stock medications, immunizations, forms, sterile instrument inventory, equipment, appropriate exam room inventory, etc. 

• Assists in the orientation of new nursing employees 

• Accurately assesses current status as well as preventive health status and communicates needs  to provider 

• Assists with patient education based on assessment of patient needs and clinic standards of  nursing care and documents in patient record 

• Provides skilled nursing care as demonstrated by safely and accurately performing technical skills (sterile dressings, EKGs, pulmonary treatments, etc.) and the safe, accurate administration of medications, and immunizations 

• Anticipates the needs of providers related to patient visits, and assists providers with patient care 

• Assumes role of advocate to ensure health needs are met including responding to patient phone messages and requests in a timely and professional manner 

• Documents all provider orders, nursing actions, and interventions on patient record consistent with health center guidelines 

• Assists with triage patients on site and via telephone for appropriateness and timeliness of care  per approved triage protocols and standing orders 

• Knowledgeable of and follows all established Infection Control guidelines and OSHA standards and participates in staff training events 

• Exhibits caring qualities consistent with the values of the COFMC 

• Performs laboratory testing, including proper handling and labeling of all test samples according to clinic policies and in compliance with CLIA guidelines 

• Keeps patients/families informed of situations that affect patient's clinic visit; i.e. extended waiting times, seeing provider other than originally scheduled, etc. 

• Able to perform effectively and appropriately in emergency situations 

• Demonstrates Age Specific Competencies Infants through Adolescents 

• Demonstrates Age Specific Competencies - Adult 

• Attend clinic mandated and departmental in-services and trainings 
• Floats to satellite sites, as needed. 
• Completes additional education/competencies in order to serve the clinic when needed. 
• All other duties as assigned 

Last updated on Sep 20, 2024