License Practical Nurse-Clinic-FT (Healthcare)

Fall River Health Services is looking for an LPN to assist providers with clinical patients by ensuring the exam room is prepared according to professional/organizational standards; preparing patients for exam; provides case management for preventive, acute and chronic care needs of the patients. The clinic nurse performs all aspects of charting, chart prep before and after visit to include documenting patient encounters.

Responsibilities:

Assist in the preparation of patients for exams and prepares examination room with professional standards of practice.
Assist the physician and mid-level with patients including preparing patients; taking the initial history for the chart, taking vital signs, making lab and x-ray appointments; and explaining the preparations to the patient.
Assist the physician/mid-level in special procedures including minor surgery as required, removing sutures, cleaning wounds and applying dressings as directed by the physician.
Carry out physician/mid-level orders; handles phone calls as directed by the physician/mid-level and notifies patients of lab results; gives allergy shots, immunizations and medications prescribed by physician/mid-level; performs EKGs, ear irrigations, spirometry, peak flows, nebulizer treatments and assist with phlebotomy if needed.
Support Vaccines for Children Program and other immunization programs.
Provide patient education as directed by provider(s); completing physical forms; making referral arrangements, assisting in the maintenance of patient charts - to include responding/managing the providers' in-baskets, documenting patient calls and providing follow-up.
Provide input in the development of and follow department policies, procedures, standards and programs within the guidelines of the facility, standards of the profession.

The average Salary for this position is $27.00- $29.00 an hour depending on years of experience.