LPN Supervisor Referral Team

Supervises and delivers high quality patient-focused health care services. The Supervisor Clinic LPN supervises assigned clinic personnel assesses staffing needs and ensures that patient dignity and privacy is maintained through the preservation of confidentiality of information and data. The Supervisor Clinic LPN provides clinical expertise maintains standards of nursing care participates in continuous quality improvement studies and assists in developing the departmental operating budget. The Supervisor Clinic LPN ensures that physicians orders are followed; ensures that patient conditions and progress are accurately reported; ensures that patient care is administered by all professional and non-professional personnel in the clinic according to organization and regulatory policies and guidelines. Other responsibilities include providing feedback on staff member performance into the Manager Physician Practice coordinating equipment maintenance utilizing appropriate health care resources when needed assessing staff member continuing education needs delivering direct patient care and observing departmental and hospital policies and procedures. Serves as preceptor for clinical staff.

1. Clinical Practice and Care Management

• Responsible for appointment and referral scheduling chart management providing information and instructions to patients and coordinating patient flow.
• Prepares exam room and assists physician during examination treatment and testing of patient.
• Performs selected nursing duties including documenting patient history vital signs immunizations and allergies. Prepares stocks and cleans exam room and maintains supplies and equipment for treatment.
• Administers prescribed medications/treatment. May perform EKGs and other procedures within their scope.

2. Communication and Collaboration

• Provides complex and basic nursing care measures to all age groups. Assists physician with patient care clerical environmental and organizational tasks.
• Observes records and reports (to physician) patients condition and reaction to drugs and/or treatments. Instructs patient/family regarding diagnostic procedures medications nutrition and health/wellness issues.

3. Quality

• Observes and adheres to all departmental and hospital policies and procedures and follows all safety quality assurance and infection control standards.
• Utilizes all equipment supplies facilities and resources in a prudent and efficient manner in order to ensure efficient departmental operations and the provision of high-quality health care services.
• Participates actively in continuous quality improvement and quality assurance studies in an effort to promote conformity with all hospital and divisional regulations and standards.

4. Professional Development

• Observes and adheres to quality standards established by the department. Participates in continuous quality improvement programs in order to foster the provision of quality health care services by the department and hospital and ensures that all services are provided with compassion understanding and respect for others.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

5. Leadership and Clinical Management

• Assists in developing and recommending annual department operating and capital budgets and monitors the economical use and procurement of personnel equipment and supplies. Ensures that periodic equipment maintenance is carried out in order to control hospital and department costs and ensure the conservation of all hospital resources.
• Prepares or assists management with performance appraisals and evaluating the performance of selected employees and provides feedback to employees. Coordinates schedules and liaises with HR when employee issues arise.
• Provides leadership and demonstrates critical thinking ability in all areas of responsibility treats all co-workers with respect strives to enhance coworker performance through cooperation and effective communication and demonstrates hospitality and courtesy in all interactions.
• Maintains own clinical expertise and ensures that demonstrated clinical competency of staff members to deliver patient care services in accordance with specific identified needs of patients in all age groups. Utilizes appropriate resources as needed for assistance in the planning and delivery of care to infant pediatric and adolescent patients.

• 2 years clinical experience as an LPN
• Graduate of accredited LPN program
• Proficient in the English language verbal and written communication skills computer skills
• Current Louisiana license as a Practical Nurse; current BLS certification