Offsite LPN I-Brooklyn Heights - Full Time - Days
Offsite LPN I-Brooklyn Heights - Full Time - Days
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Job Description
The Offsite Licensed Practical Nurse I work as a part of the healthcare team by assisting in planning and implementing care interventions while promoting high quality patient care in a professional efficient and safe manner ensuring the patient flow. The Offsite LPN provides personal assistance medical attention emotional support or other personal care to patients. This individual is expected to maintain uptodate knowledge in this area and apply it to everyday practice.
Responsibilities
1. Prepares and escorts the patient for exams and procedures.
2. Explains treatment procedures medications diets and physicians instructions to patients.
3. Administers medications including all types of injections IV therapy as needed and within the scope of licensure.
4. Provides basic patient care and treatments including but not limited to: dressing wounds performing catheterizations or applying compresses.
5. Collects labels and processes specimens accurately.
6. Cleans and prepares medical treatment rooms for patient visits
7. Assembles and uses equipment appropriate to specific medical practice.
8. Schedules followup appointments for patients as needed.
9. Communicates delays effectively when necessary.
10. Enters patient information into the electronic medical record accurately and in a timely manner.
11. Manages the physicians work environment appropriately.
12. Provides clerical support to patients including but not limited to making appointments booking procedures obtaining preauthorizations and answering telephones.
13. Manages medical inventory and supply ordering based on par levels.
14. Must work under the supervision of the physician or Registered Nurse.
15. Performs other related duties
Qualifications
- High School Diploma/GED.
- Completion of Licensed Practical Nurse certificate program
- 1.02 years as Licensed Practical Nurse
- 2.IV and/or phlebotomy skills preferred
- 3.Completes competency skill checklist within first 3 months.
- Licensing and Certification Requirements (if applicable
- Name: Licensed Practical Nurse
- Issuing Agency: NYS / Department of State
Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199MSH
Employment Type
Full-Time
