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
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