LPN Health Coach- SURG-II Job Findlay area,Ohio USA,Nursing

PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION

To provide nursing care to patients and assist the provider in responding to the health needs of patients. Blanchard Valley Medical Practices is a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, which provides a total continuum of care to more than 100,000 households in an eight-county area. The Blanchard Valley Health System mission is to provide “Caring for a lifetime.”

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Plans and develops interactions for health related services appropriate to skill level and based on current industry standards to ensure exceptional patient care

Identifies the unique physical and emotional needs of each patient

Manages clinical patient data

Assists the Provider with patient care as required

Knows, understands and follows directions as given by the provider

Assists the provider with chart documentation

Educates patients regarding medical diagnoses and test results

Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate regulatory agencies and compliance requirements

Collaborates with Providers regarding patient condition, orders, treatment plan, and anticipated needs to ensure exceptional patient care

Demonstrates knowledge of department and management line of authority and follows proper lines of communication

Maintains appropriate educational experiences for skill level

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Licensure by the Board of Registration in Nursing in the State of Ohio as an LPN
Excellent interpersonal communication skills and organizational skills
Positive, service-oriented interpersonal communication skills
This position may require you to work at another BVMP Practice, as needed
Must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on the assigned unit/department. Must demonstrate knowledge of growth and development over the life span and the ability to assess data reflective of the patient status and interpret information needed to identify each patient’s age-specific requirements and provide care as described in the area policies and procedures under the direction of the Medical Director.

PREFERRED

QUALIFICATIONS

Familiarity with medical office practices
Typing and medical terminology experience
EMR experience
Knowledge of office procedures and equipment
Experience with throat cultures, hemocues, hemoccults, glucometer, urinalysis, urine pregnancy testing
Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on the assigned unit/department, including growth and development principles and age-specific data interpretation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position requires a full range of body motion with intermittent walking, lifting, bending, climbing, squatting, kneeling, twisting, sitting, and standing. The associate will be required to walk up to two hours a day, stand up to two hours a day and sit up to four hours. The individual must be able to lift fifty pounds and reach work above the shoulders.

The individual must have good eye-hand coordination and fine finger dexterity to operate machines. The individual must have excellent verbal communication skills to communicate with patients, physicians, and co-workers. The associate must have vision corrected and hearing in the normal range.

This position is classified at risk for possible occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.)

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