Licensed Practical Nurse

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13655089 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION This position is part of the clinical care team. This position is responsible to perform in-office nursing care, including in-clinic patient triage, immunization administration and supervision, and assisting with procedures. Oversees or performs intake of new/establishing patients, performs patient visit summary discharge, medication review, and maintains continuity of care. Oversees the duties of the Medical Assistant. Requirements ESSENTIAL DUTIES - Patient Rooming: Oversees the rooming of patients in conjunction with other care team members such as medical assistants. The RN/LPN will prioritize rooming of new/establishing patients or patients with complex medical conditions. Rooming duties to include obtaining health histories, updating/verifying medication list and allergies, measuring vital signs, and ensuring room is clean and stocked. - Patient Care: Supports all providers in their care for patients in the clinic to include specialty specific procedures/tests and providing injections or treatments as ordered including performing phlebotomy, EKGs and routine in-house laboratory tests. Provides vaccine oversight/verification for all medical assistants. - Patient Discharge: Perform patient summary visit discharge. Ensuring patients are educated about medications, provider orders, follow-up and other education as appropriate. - Triage and Clinical Management: Collaborates with providers and other multidisciplinary team members to provide complete patient care. Participates in Care Team daily huddle to facilitate communication regarding patients being seen in the clinic. Maintains consistent patient flow by monitoring scheduling system. Triages patients in the clinic with medical needs and assists with triage/scheduling of patients not in the clinic who need to be worked in and seen by the care team provider. - Other Clinical Duties: Oversees or performs repository medication and sample distribution to patients, cleaning and sterilizing of instruments, inventory and stocking of medical supplies and materials, and transporting of specimens, equipment or supplies utilizing appropriate and safe techniques. Responds to and assists with medical emergencies in the clinic. - Performs all duties, services and documentation in full compliance with CHC/SEK policies and procedures. The essential functions listed are not an exhaustive list of every task the employee is required to complete. Employees are expected to perform all other duties as assigned.