LPN-Physician Office

King's Daughters Medical Center; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in the United Kingdom is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) responsible for providing patient care under physician supervision. The ideal candidate will prepare patients, gather health data, administer medications, and ensure patient education. Must hold an active LPN license and maintain BLS certification. This position offers an engaging work environment with various physical demands.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of Practical Nursing.
• Maintains active LPN license in the State of Ohio or Kentucky.
• Achieves and maintains American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).

Responsibilities

• Prepares the patient for physician visits.
• Gathers health data through assessments and samples.
• Documents assessment and treatment effectiveness.
• Executes prescribed treatment and monitors patient response.
• Provides teaching and educational material to patients.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs assessment

Medication administration

Communication

Education

Graduate from an accredited school of Practical Nursing

Active LPN license in the State of Ohio or Kentucky

American Heart Association BLS

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible to nursing care under the direct supervision of Physicians and Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioners (APRNs). Effectively manages the patient movement throughout the medical practice ensuring timely rooming, turnover and patient flow supporting physician and APRN efficiency.

DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:

• Prepares the patient for physician and/or APRN by consistently obtaining patient vitals, chief complaint, past medical history, medication history and updates, medication for reordering needs, updates health maintenance (i.e., last mammography) with each visit, and ensures best practice alerts are addressed prior to physician and/or APRN visit.
• Gathers pertinent health data through physical assessments and biological samples. Collects specimens for laboratory analysis.
• Provides basic patient care as ordered based on practice guidelines, standards of care, and federal/state laws and regulations.
• Documents assessment and effectiveness and timeliness of intervention.
• Executes and/or assists in prescribed treatments and medical interventions, administers prescribed medications, and monitors and documents treatment progress and patient response. Utilizes organization-wide safe medication practices including, but not limited to the 5 rights of medication administration, barcode scanning and other medication safety processes specific to the unit/department. Knows actions and usual dosage, indications and side effects of medications administered.
• Actively manages the nursing in basket responsibilities in a timely fashion and performs registration duties as needed not limited to, but including call backs, referrals, and customer check-in/out as evidenced by positive customer results.
• Provides teaching and educational material to the patient and/or significant other as needed according to the care, treatment services and identified risks specific to the patient and documents patient and/or family understanding.
• The Lead LPN performs the above duties as well as leading the day to day work of the team.

EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Minimum requirement:

• Graduate from an accredited school of Practical Nursing.
• Maintains active LPN license in the State of Ohio (or other eNLC state with multistate privileges) and/or Kentucky as indicated by department and potential assignment.
• Achieves and maintains American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).

Preferred qualifications:

• One year LPN experience.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• Constantly works near moving mechanical parts
• Constantly exposed to blood and/or body fluids and infection.
• Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
• Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).
• Frequently required to walk and move about.
• Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.
• Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.
• Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.
• Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.
• Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.