Practical Nurse (Outpatient)

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Job Description

Duties

Provide practical nursing care to patients with a variety of medical conditions, performing tasks such as recording vital signs, ordering labs.

Perform direct nursing care to clinic patients via telemedicine and face-to-face care to include triage, procedures, nurse-managed protocols, medication management, and administrative duties.

Conduct focused nursing assessments and contribute to the care plan in collaboration with the healthcare team.

Administer prescribed medications with increased independence, ensuring proper patient dosages, routes, and times are followed.

Provide patient and family education tailored to specific medical conditions, treatment plans, and recovery goals.

Assist educating patients to include diet, personal hygiene, acute or chronic illness, preventative health measures, development, immunizations, use of medical devices, and addresses questions about ongoing care.

Track laboratory results, radiology orders and referral results to completion, and assisting in making future appointments.