Licensed Practical Nurse
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Job overview
Northern Light Health is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse. Remote Licensed Practical Nurse position responsible for proposing medications, managing incoming messages and phone calls, triaging patient needs, and supporting the continuity of care team. The role includes answering patient calls, maintaining electronic health records, ensuring a safe environment, and collaborating with team members to meet patients’ psychological, emotional, and physical needs.
Key focus areas include Answers patients' calls and determines how to assist them, Proposes medications to physician, and Triages patient needs through messages and phone calls.
Important skills include Proposing Medications, Managing Incoming Messages, Managing Phone Calls, Triaging Patient Needs, Supporting Continuity Of Care Team, and Managing Clinical Desktop.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
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Full job description
The compensation range listed reflects the range Northern Light Health anticipates relying on in setting the wages for the position. The range may not necessarily include all additional compensation elements available, such as differentials, incentive programs and benefits.
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital
Department: RHC - Unity
Position is located: {Unity, Maine}
Work Type: Full Time
Hours Per Week: 40 Hour/Week
Work Schedule: 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Salary Range $22.43 to $34.22
Summary :
Remote position responsible for proposing medications, managing incoming messages and phone calls, triaging patient needs, and supporting continuity of care team.
Responsibilities :
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Answers patients' calls and determines how to assist them.
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Proposing medications to physician.
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Triaging patient needs, though messages and phone calls.
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Managing an assigned clinical desktop.
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Performs other duties as assigned or required.
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Maintains a safe environment complying with Northern Light Health policies and procedures; reports and directly addresses environmental hazards and violations of patient safety policy and/or protocol when involved or observed.
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Performs tasks of a clinical nature within scope of assigned duties and clinical expertise.
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Adheres to governmental and industry specific regulations/laws. Maintains current knowledge of organization’s policies and procedures.
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Records, maintains, distributes, and prepares documents or information.
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Manages / maintains electronic health records in accordance with confidentiality standards and policies.
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Works to meet patient's psychological, emotional, or physical needs.
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Works to ensure a safe environment for staff and patients.
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Work with members of the team or department in an effective and efficient manner. Shares knowledge and serves as a resource in a team environment.
Other Information :
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Current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the state of Maine.
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BLS certification to be obtained prior to independently caring for patients and kept current.
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Graduate from an accredited LPN program or state-determined eligibility.
Competencies and Skills
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Achieves Results: Sets high standards for their own outcomes and seizes opportunities to engage others towards objectives. Consistently moves forward with direct actions in order to attain or exceed objectives. Manages their own time effectively to accomplish assigned tasks. Successfully prioritizes multiple projects and duties as needed.
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Provides Patient-Centered Care: Demonstrates understanding of patient care quality and service as organizational priority. Proactively supports change to improve patient experience and results. Exhibits the ability and willingness to find out what the patient wants and needs and to act accordingly, taking the organizational and outside resources into account. Cooperates, collaborates, communicates, and integrates care within and between teams to ensure that care is continuous and reliable.
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Behaves with Integrity and Builds Trust: Acts consistently in line with the core values, commitments and rules of conduct. Leads by example and tells the truth. Does what they say they will, when and how they say they will, or communicates an alternate plan.
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Cultivates Respect: Treats others fairly, embraces and values differences, and contributes to a culture of belonging, empowerment, and cooperation.
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Fosters Accountability: Creates and participates in a work environment where people hold themselves and others accountable for processes, results and behaviors. Takes appropriate ownership not only of successes but also mistakes and works to correct them in a timely manner. Demonstrates understanding that we all work as a team and the quality and timeliness of work impacts everyone involved.
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Practices Compassion: Exhibits genuine care for people and is available and ready to help; displays a deep awareness of and strong willingness to relieve the suffering of others.
Credentials
- Required Licensed Practical Nurse
Education
- Required High School Diploma/General Educational Development (GED)
Working Conditions
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Lifting, moving and loading 30 to 50 pounds.
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Alternate shift schedules (day, evening, nights, weekends).
Pittsfield, Maine, SVH, Rural Health Care, Kennebeck Valley
Position Licensed Practical NurseLocation US:ME:Unity | Nursing-LPN | Full TimeReq ID 94910
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