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West Columbia, TX - USA
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Job Summary
LFP - West Columbia
Full Time
Day Shift
8 - pm
Sign-On Bonus:4000
Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers nearly 80 physician practices more than 9000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center a 607-bedteachinghospital in West Columbia South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcareand was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinctionstatus for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as bestin the Columbia Metroarea by U.S. News & World Report Lexington Healthdelivers more than 4000babies each year performs more than 34000surgeries annually and isthe regions third largest employer.
Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence the states first HeartCARE Center the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas and an Alzheimers care postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies as well as an informatics fellowship.
Responsible for providing nursing care to patients in a professional and courteous manner. Performs a wide variety of patient care activities and accommodative services for patients under the direction of the manager/provider.
- Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Minimum Years of Experience: None
- Substitutable Education & Experience: None
- Required Certifications/Licensure: Current South Carolina license as a Licensed Practical Nurse; Basic first aid knowledge and current CPR certification
- Required Training: None
- Maintains a positive attitude. Has contact by phone correspondence or personal meetings with persons in other departments or outside the practice; tact is required in these contacts and the employee assumes the responsibility for harmonious relationships.
- Demonstrates the following:
- Appropriate communication of information to all ages.
- Infant Birth to 1 year; Child 1 year through 12 years; Adolescent 13 years through 17 years;Adult 18 years through 65 years;Geriatric Over 65 years
- Responsiveness to all patients and office staff requests and needs.
- Performance of duties assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency i.e. fire or disaster
- Appropriate communication of information to all ages.
- Provides/Performs
- Communication
- Telephones (Answer Transfer)
- Orders/Messages
- Phone Triage
- Physician Orders Patient Issues etc.
- Patient Concerns treatment etc.
- Staff Patient Care ReferralsPrecertification etc.
- Understands and agrees to seek compliance with appropriate health and safety regulatory agencies
- Scheduling
- Referrals;Appointments; Ancillaries;Surgeries (Inpatient Outpatient);Hospital Admissions
- Medical Records
- Documentation;Forms Chart Structure; Chart Maintenance; Chart Filing/Pulling (Diagnostic Reports Transcription Correspondence);Image Files; Faxing; Copying;Mail In;Mail Out
- Communication
- Lab
- Phlebotomy
- Specimen Collection and Processing
- Proficiency Testing
- Results Reporting
- Medication Management
- Intravenous Infusion per P&P
- Subcutaneously Intramuscular Intradermal
- Orally Topical Suppository Sublingual Inhalants
- Storage and Handling
- Ordering/Maintaining Levels
- Patient Care
- Exam Room Preparation & Maintenance
- Conducts Patient Interview
- Chaperone Assists patients as needed
- Assisting/Performing minor procedures
- Triage (By telephone or in person)
- Implement Physician Orders
- Patient Education
- Results Reporting
- Clinical Documentation
- Operation of and responsibility for equipment (including but not limited to routine maintenance ordering of supplies log sheets and cleaning).
- General Office Equipment i.e. Fax copier etc.
- Patient Care Equipment i.e. BP Temperature Scales etc.
- Specialized Equipment
- X-Ray;Bone Density; Ultrasound; Treadmill; Laboratory Equipment (Processing); Laser Equipment; Defibrillator; Holter Monitors; Cardiac Pacemakers; Other
- In-service/Education
- Certification/Licensure
- Competency
- Department Orientation
- Annual Training
- Log Sheets/ Audits
- Samples;Pharmacy;Mayday Equipment;Oxygen;Equipment
- Instruments
- Stock Appropriately Maintain Levels
- Cleaning / Sterilization
- Knowledge of and usage
- Storage
- Leadership
- Provides Support and Guidance for Clinical Policies and Procedures
- Other
- Precertification/Authorization;Coding- E & M / Basic Visits;Office Procedures/ Complex Visits;Surgeries;Hospital Services;Correspondence;Statistical Reports;Accounts Payable;Payroll
- Performs all other duties as assigned
We are committed to offering quality cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:
- Day ONE medical dental and life insurance benefits
- Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
- Employer paid life insurance equal to 1x salary
- Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
- Adoption assistance
- LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan forgiveness
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment and to recruit select on-board and employ all employees without regard to race color religion sex age disability national origin veteran status or pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employees desires and abilities and the hospitals needs.
