What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Practical Nurse - LPN position at spectrumhs?
Job Description:
Job Summary:
The incumbent provides routine clinic nursing procedures and personal care services to patients.
Essential Functions:
- Obtains and records patient’s vital signs and weight
- Assists Provider with patient examinations
- perform medical procedures, and wound care, as needed
- Administers and documents medication administration in patient chart example oral subconscious or intramuscular injection
- Collects samples, such as urine, blood, and sputum, from patients for testing and performs routine laboratory tests on samples
- Reviews Provider’s orders, lab requests and close out tasks and provider or nurse and LPN buckets
- Interviews patient to determine medical problem/condition and documents in chart for provider
- Assist patients with scheduling follow appointments
- Complete and submit prior authorizations for imaging, medications, Nexplanon, Paragard, procedures
- Processes patient referral requests and Conducts insurance Verification for referrals
- Follow up on patient request as ordered by provider example medication refills telephone inquiries from affiliated agencies and other specialty providers as needed
- Maintains health department STD treatment lists and verification records
- Communicate with affiliated agencies regarding test results and updates on patients, maintenance of Health Department. STD Tx lists and verification of Tx
- Supports Chronic Care Management Team
- Assist with stocking and ordering new supplies and disposing of expired or damaged supplies
- Assist in administering Covid-19 testing and education
- Sterilizes equipment and supplies
- Maintains crash cart to ensure all medications and supplies are current
- Act as back up for patient flow
- Meeting with pharmaceutical representative and receiving medications and aiding with connecting with providers
- Oversees Vaccine for Children (VFC) Program
- Maintains medical equipment and monitors need of equipment.
- Assist with onboarding on new CMAs
- Participates in community education programs and Health fairs
- Administers and coordinate flu vaccine clinics
- Provides education to patients as needed
- Performs other duties as assigned
Supervisory Functions:
None
