Job Description
Job Title:
Licensed Practical Nurse
Job ID:
89937
Department:
Medical Assoc of Surry Supp
Location:
Full/Part Time:
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary:
Regular
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Job Description
THIS POSITION WILL BE LOCATED IN MOUNT AIRY, NC.
Provides illness care. Perform and document necessary preliminary exam needs on patient to include: height, weight, blood pressure, and temperature. Ensure patient chart is complete. Interview patient to identify current medical needs and relevant patient history. Assist with examinations, treatments, special tests and procedures. Administers medication as directed by the physician. Perform clinical lab duties. Venipunctures/capillary punctures. Specimen collection/preparation/testing. Label Specimens. Other lab functions as requested. Administer Immunizations/Injections: Review immunization record and potential allergic reactions. Identify and review side effects and treatment. Administration of immunizations. Management of Patient Contact. Code nursing visits, lab requests and procedures for billing. Verify and update patient data. Knowledge of growth and development of individuals, life stages. Triage calls. Make patient referrals. Complete physician orders. Collection of data for general patient assessment. Reinforces patient education under the direction of the physician. Identify risk factors and chronic health problems. Report individual data to patient. Teach patient/family self care management. Customer satisfaction. Uses excellent customer/patient satisfaction skills.
High school diploma or equivalent required. A graduate of an accredited Licensed Practical Nursing program. Current LPN license in North Carolina. CPR certification. One year of experience in a physician practice environment preferred. Ability to successfully complete generic and department specific skills validation and competency testing. Physician practice experience preferred.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT; Light Work - Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise moving objects, including the human body, weighing 11-20 pounds occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds frequently, and/or a negligible amount of weight constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time). Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible. Internal Posting Date 11/6/09-11/11/09
Work Schedule
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday AM, Thursday & Friday
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