Licensed Vocational Nurse

Overview

Job Description

The Licensed Vocational Nurse is responsible for supporting efficient patient flow while performing various aspects of the back office patient visit.

• Responsible for supporting and monitoring patient flow in the back office.
  • Scrubs appointments in advance to ensure necessary information is available for patient visit.
  • Assists in the effective distribution of patients, including walk-ins using clinical assessment skills.
  • Keeps patients informed of wait times and ensures patients are properly flowed in system.
  • Schedules patient appointments.
  • Follows-up on “no-show” appointments and ensures messages and requests are responded to accordingly.
• Responsible for performing various aspects of patient visit.
  • Serves as a leader within the clinical support team in providing guidance and mentoring with clinical skills.
  • Assesses and monitors patient’s conditions based on signs and symptoms and notifies provider for disposition.
  • Educates and counsels patients concerning their disease, treatment, and prevention of disease.
  • Reviews health record with the patient and updates clinical information such as current medication, medical, and surgical histories.
  • Obtains vital signs and patient data.
  • Initiates the follow-up of specialty care referrals and services per policy.
  • Supports dispensary-related functions, including requests for prescription refills, logging of medications, and pharmacy/patient phone calls.
  • Completes necessary clinical forms required for patient visit such as patient assistance programs, PM-160’s, and Staying Healthy Assessment forms.
  • Maintains continuous communication within the patient care team.
  • Administers medications by hypodermic injection.
• Responsible for performing important medical tests and procedures on patients.
  • Starts and manages intravenous fluids, catheter placements and removals, applies splints, cast removals, suture/staple removals, eye irrigations, pregnancy tests and other medical procedures in support of patient care and under the clinical supervision of a Medical Provider.
  • Verifies medications, injections, and immunizations on behalf of the ordering provider before they are administered.
  • Prepares and administers Tuberculin skin tests based on standing orders and interprets skin test readings.
  • Prepares and administers immunizations based on standing orders.
  • Documents all appropriate patient care activity within the health record, including verification and administration of medications, injections, and immunizations.
  • Prepares necessary instruments, room set up, and obtains consent for required procedures.
  • Performs CLIA waived screenings and proper documentation in system.
  • Performs standing orders and clinical indicators such as immunizations and foot screenings.
  • Performs specimen collection, preparation, and labeling.
  • Performs veni-puncture procedures.
• Responsible for obtaining medical record releases, and ensuring the processing of medical record requests.
  • Scans relevant documents into the electronic health record system.
  • Performs documentation in the patient’s electronic health record according to policy and training.
• Responsible for preparing and stocking exam rooms/lab and monitoring adequate supplies in stock.
• Responsible for discarding of Biohazard waste and sharps.
• Responsible for weekly testing and weekly/monthly cleaning of sterilization equipment and the sterilization of medical equipment.
• If functioning within the PACE program:
  • Assessment:
    Collects patient data and completes required forms with appropriate responses according to unit standards.
    • Identifies patient’s overt problems/needs and sets priorities.
    • Identifies problems requiring further referral and follow-up.
    • Observe and record the latest diagnostic results.
  • Planning Care:
    Makes referrals to interdisciplinary support services and follows patient care plan developed by RN.
  • Implementing/Managing Care:
    Care provided conforms to accepted practice standards. Provides correct treatments/procedures and other care according to patient care standards.
    • Demonstrates understanding of age-related characteristics and needs of patients served.
    • Explains nursing procedures in appropriate forms.
    • Provides discharge…