Licensed Practical Nurse – Outpatient – Pediatrics

Licensed Practical Nurse – Outpatient – Pediatrics

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved discipline specific program
• LIC-Licensed Practical Nurse – Tennessee
• 1 year relevant work experience

Responsibilities

• Uses current technology to pull patients expeditiously from waiting rooms to exam areas.
• Proactively communicates delays to patients.
• Demonstrates professional behavior in all settings visible to patients and visitors.
• Proactively identifies patient/visitor needs and takes steps to assist.
• Applies age specific/cultural considerations to the patients.
• Gathers screening and other data for the health care team.
• Demonstrates individual and team accountability by meeting basic patient/family needs.
• Accompanies patients/families to exam rooms.
• Prepares patient for examination.
• Performs diagnostic testing (e.g. spirometry).
• Works with MD/provider to maintain efficient, effective clinic flow; checks schedules and organizes patient flow.
• Assists MD/provider with routine office procedure and collects lab specimens.
• Maintains patient’s charts and other patient care documents within the electronic health record.
• Prepares diagnostic testing requisitions.
• Communicates patient needs to MD/provider through accurate use of electronic health record task system.
• Ensures cleanliness of exam room equipment, instruments; and keeps exam rooms adequately stocked.
• Notifies appropriate staff member when supply inventory is low to ensure that clinic is adequately stocked.
• Distributes patient family education material as directed by providers.
• Incorporates a variety of resources to teach & support patient and family learning (e.g., nebulizer training).
• Participates in staff meetings.
• Develops and achieves personal and professional goals.
• Contributes to the achievement of VIP goals.
• Participates in the quality improvement through data collection and documentation.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with all members of the health care team.
• Coordinates clinic flow to optimize efficiencies.
• Uses EHR effectively.
• Personal behavior positively influences environment.
• Receives feedback in a respectful and positive manner.
• Identifies and processes patient samples using appropriate laboratory protocol, inclusive of laboratory safety protocol.
• Performs analysis using appropriate procedures including reagent preparation and appropriate QC.
• Operates instruments and equipment accurately and efficiently using established protocol and QC checks.
• Completes analysis within established time deadlines.
• Evaluates results obtained from patient and QC samples to assure validity before reporting values.
• Maintains files per individual laboratory protocol.
• Performs and documents corrective and preventive maintenance and instrument function checks and records per department policy and protocol, both routine and periodic.
• Recognizes and documents instrument malfunction and takes corrective action by performing repairs or notifying a supervisor.
• Restocks, documents receipt of, opening, and expiration.
• Regular and reliable attendance required.
• All other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.