Outpatient Multispecialty LPN

Outpatient Multispecialty LPN

Summary
A Licensed Practical Nurse renders nursing care to patients, within unit of the Center or authorized community site, in support of medical care as directed by the medical staff and pursuant to the objectives and policies of the Center. She/he will perform job duties in compliance with systems and job specific stands, and additional duties or tasks as assigned.
Responsibilities

Interviews and maintains patient’s medical record to include: nursing observation; health history to include past and present use of medication; vital signs; vision/hearing tests; medications and treatments given; Reactions to tests i.e. PPD measurements; laboratory test results, utilizes patient identifiers. (PEAs, PhQ, Pain, Smoke Status, etc.) CDSS and ensure that CVRs are completed as needed
Perform in-house labs, collect specimens for out-side labs perform quality control in accordance with organizational protocols.
Complete and update all assigned tasks & logs
Initiates follow-up as necessary (as directed by provider) i.e. encounter, labs, close non-billables, etc
Does health teaching as indicated by physician, diagnosis and/or inquires by patient. Directs patient to Registered Nurse as necessary.
Will collect data on patients under supervision of the Registered Nurse or provider. May not triage; may not interpret patient clinical data or act independently on such data.