CLINIC LPN

Summary:

TheLicensed Practical Nurse (LPN) functions under the supervision and guidance ofthe Nurse Practitioners and Physicians in clinic. The LPN also participates inthe multi-disciplinary process of providing care and treatment to the patientsand provides clinical support to the other staff members. The LPN isresponsible to function within the scope of practice dictated by the authorityof the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing. This individual must be able to managedemanding workloads with accuracy. This position also requires excellentcustomer service skills with the patients, families, staff members, physiciansand the public.


Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist providers with patient officevisits, including putting patients in rooms, interviewing patients, recordingvital signs and enter all pertinent information in the electronic medicalrecord
• Performs select clinical tests includingbut not limited to rapid strep screen, urine dip stick, pregnancy tests,hematocrit, and influenza tests. These tests will be done with skill andaccuracy according to the manufacturer's guidelines and documented in theappropriate place in the electronic medical record
• Clinical tests will be documented in thelogs according to the facility's policies and procedures
• Will run controls in accordance to thefacility's policies and procedures manual
• Be responsible for monitoring temperaturein the refrigerators and manager the temperature logs with accuracy
• Administers and documents injections inthe electronic medical record (medical and site given)
• Assists prover with office basedprocedures
• Demonstrates universal precautions
• Labels and processes patient specimens asneeded
• Organizes exam rooms, including generalcleaning, restocking and upkeep
• Fields patient telephone calls andresponds accordingly
• Demonstrates proper handwashing techniqueto insure proper infection control
• Performs all aspects of patient care in anenvironment that optimizes patient safety
• Performs phlebotomy as needed
• Manages patient records in the EHR
• Follows policies and procedures set forthby the State of Oklahoma VFC Program
• Enters Immunizations in OSIIS
• Patient teaching in regards to testing,immunizations or procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

• Current State of OK Nursing License,Required
• Basic Life Support, Required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Preferred
• Advanced Pediatric Life Support, Preferred

Qualifications and Requirements

• Ability to asses, plan, implement andevaluate nursing care according to individual needs
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills
• Must demonstrate consistent professionalconduct and meticulous attention to detail
• Must possess excellent verbal and writtencommunication skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills with patients,staff, and other health care professionals
• Familiarity with the EMR system

WorkEnvironment:

Employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit,ascend and descend stairs, possess ability to handle, finger or feel objects, toolsor controls; reach with hands and arms. Employee must frequently be able tolift 25 pounds from the floor to waist level and may occasionally be requiredto lift 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision and theability to clearly focus vision. Arbuckle Memorial Hospital has determined thisis a safety-sensitive position. Thetasks or duties assigned to this job could affect the safety and health of theemployee or others.