Health Center LPN

Overview

The Health Center LPN is responsible to the Practice Manager and works under the daily direction and clinical orders of the provider staff. The LPN plays a vital role in providing compassionate, high-quality patient care to individuals in the community, assisting with various aspects of patient care, contributing to the overall health and well-being of the patients served.

• PATIENT CARE
  • Intake;
    Coordinate with office staff in monitoring and adjusting scheduling and workload of providers to insure the smooth flow of patients.
  • Interview patients for health history and clinical information updates.
  • Contributes to the assessment of patients through the collection of data using established protocols, procedures, forms or guidelines.
  • Take patient vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, etc.).
• Treatment and Procedures
  • Apply and change dressings/bandages.
  • Administer IM, SQ, intradermal, and inhaled medications and vaccines. Administer allergy injections, as per local site protocols.
  • Perform catheterization per provider orders and within the scope of health center protocols.
  • Conduct vision screening, conduct audiometry screening, and perform EKGs (if provided on site).
  • Assist in suturing procedures. Other procedures as per health center protocols, for example starting IVs, and responding to Code Blue/defib needs.
• Health Education/Teaching
  • Instruct patients about treatment regimens (medication, diet, activity, etc.).
  • Provide education and instruction on issues of health maintenance.
  • Participate in the development and implementation of community health education initiatives (screening clinics, public information forums, etc.).
• LABORATORY
  • Testing:
    Perform laboratory tests as per health center protocols. Record tests and results in appropriate EMR.
  • Phlebotomy:
    Draw and prepare specimens for in-house or outside laboratory testing.
• PHARMACEUTICALS
  • Dispensing:
    Dispense pharmaceuticals as per provider orders and in accordance with health center, NCHC, Vermont, and Federal guidelines.
  • Monitor inventory levels and outdates of on-site pharmaceutical supplies.
• RECORDS
  • Medical Records:
    Document nursing activities and relevant patient care information in medical records as per health center protocols.
• Tracking Systems
  • Record and maintain records and statistics (e.g. immunizations, perinatal data, etc.) as per protocols or request.
• INFECTION CONTROL
  • Instrument Sterilization:
    Clean and sterilize instruments;
    General office infection control.
• QUALITY ASSURANCE
  • Participate in the development, implementation, audit, and continuous evaluation and improvement of protocols, services and programs provided by the health center.
• OTHER
  • It is expected that you will meet the productivity standards that are set forth by your Supervisor and/or NCHC Division protocols.

The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.