LPN / LVN - General

Primary Care LPNProfession: LPN Specialty: Acute Duration: 14 weeks Shift: Full-Time Monday-Friday Hours per Shift: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. or 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Experience: Minimum 1-year experience as LPN required. License: NYS LPN license Certifications: BLS (AHA or RQI only) Must-Have: Pediatrics experienceDescription: The primary responsibility is to coordinate patient flow from registration through discharge to minimize wait times and ensure efficient care delivery. Perform nursing assessments, obtain and document vital signs and other required patient data, and complete quality metrics in the EMR in accordance with established standards. Prepare patients for office visits by obtaining relevant provider notes, laboratory results, and diagnostic studies. Assist providers with office-based procedures, examinations, and patient care. Schedule office visits, surgical procedures, and diagnostic studies, including obtaining required prior authorizations. Assess patient understanding of health conditions and care needs, providing appropriate education and guidance. Manage patient phone calls, communicate clinical concerns to providers, and provide timely follow-up for urgent and non-urgent issues. Coordinate prescription refill requests, monitor laboratory and diagnostic results, and promptly escalate urgent findings or patient concerns to providers. Perform pulmonary function testing, EKGs, phlebotomy, vaccine administration, and other clinical testing and treatments as required. Conduct CLIA-waived testing in accordance with laboratory protocols, including quality control and documentation requirements. Monitor and maintain office and medical supply inventory. Recognize and respond to medical emergencies in accordance with established protocols.