Licensed Practical Nurse - Mobile Heart - USA Health Physicians Group

USA Health Nursing Position

USA Health is transforming medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community. USA Health is changing how medical care, education, and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists, and researchers provides the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics, and classrooms. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall well-being of our community.

Responsibilities

• Provides professional nursing care to patients in a variety of outpatient clinic settings
• Participates in direct patient care activities under the supervision of a provider or advanced practitioner
• Assesses health status by completing a nursing assessment
• Educates patients about medication and special diets, preparing, and administering medication as directed, symptom management, and providing additional information related to community resources.
• The LPN can send new or refills for prescriptions as directed, performs in office procedures within scope, assists with wound care and dressing changes as directed by overseeing provider, medication administration, in office spirometry, assist with administering screening questionnaires, venipuncture or point of care laboratory testing. Hearing or vision screening, obtaining vital signs and additional in office testing as needed for the specialty.
• Inputs or assists with ordering all imaging, laboratory, surgery, procedural, and referral needs within the patient medical record using standing orders. Serves as primary role for completion of these orders and follow through for results or medical records for closure.
• Contacts the patient/caregiver/family for all results and provides further education as directed by the ordering/overseeing provider. Documents all patient interaction efficiently within the electronic medical record.
• Performs telephone symptom triage and assessment. Uses standing orders and approved protocols to educate and guide patients based on assessments.
• Uses standing orders and protocols to review patient results and provide instruction under the direction of a physician or advanced practitioner.
• The LPN will be responsible for reviewing all incoming results for urgency and abnormality and escalate the provider for immediate attention.
• Collaborates with care team to ensure smooth and effective transitions of care
• Prepares or supervises preparation of clinic rooms and equipment for use as well as supports supplies ordering by maintaining inventories and participate as directed.
• Assists with specialized diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• Assists with specialized patient care equipment as required by the clinical department and medical specialty assigned
• Administers medications and treatments as ordered by provider and monitors patients for response
• Initiates CPR and other emergency measures per protocol
• Covers other nursing roles within the department
• Provides health education to patients and families
• Assists in preparation of the department-specific education for patients and colleagues
• Performs or delegates administrative duties such as understanding office computer applications, answering phones, welcoming patients, updating, and filing patient medical records, completing insurance forms, scheduling appointments and handling correspondence; arranges and schedules hospital admissions and other ancillary services and referrals to other providers
• Basic coding and filling of insurance forms and conducting preauthorization work and obtaining appropriate certifications
• Participates in quality initiatives, process improvements, and research activities to improve patient outcomes, patient experience, and patient safety
• Maintains professional growth and development in the nursing field and identified annual core competencies
• Maintains patient records
• Regular and prompt attendance
• Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required
• Performs related duties as required
• Collaborates with Clinic Manager and Physician Practice Manager
• Completes all mandatory department, educational and hospital requirements
• Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards
• Regular and prompt attendance
• Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required
• Related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of practical nursing meeting the minimum standards set by the State of Alabama Required
• LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - State licensure or current Multi-State LPN License in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) for Alabama. Upon Hire Required
• Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

The University of South Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable legally protected basis. EO Employer minorities/females/veterans/disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.