Clinic Nurse (LPN)

100 Georgetown Hospital System; Highway (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Tidelands Health is seeking a Clinic Nurse (LPN) to provide nursing care, collect health data, administer medications, and support physician teams in a dynamic clinic setting.

Responsibilities include triaging calls, following up on lab results, rooming patients, and performing vitals while updating the EMR and coordinating referrals as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• 2 years' experience as an LPN.
• Computer knowledge required; ability to use EMR systems.
• Phlebotomy skills and experience preferred.
• Licensed Practical Nurse license in good standing; RN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care per SC LPN scope, collect data, administer meds, and teach patients.
• Perform medication pre-authorizations and refill requests.
• Follow up on lab results and medication changes.
• Assist physicians with patient setup and education.
• Triaging calls and managing EMR entries.
• Room patients, collect vitals, and manage inventory.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Vital signs

Phlebotomy

Computer knowledge

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

EMR software

Job description

Employee Type: Regular Work Shift: Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Physician Office Nurse (LPN) Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team.

As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers.

More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview

The Clinic Nurse is responsible for the provision of nursing care as reflected in the SC LPN scope of practice including health data collection, administering medications, implementing patient interventions, assessing patient responses, and basic health teaching.

What you will do

• Perform medication pre-authorizations and refill requests
• Provide follow-up to lab results and medication changes
• Assisting physician with patient set-up and preparations
• Perform nurse visits and patient education
• Triaging incoming phone calls
• Check-in and check-out when needed
• Rooming patients and performing data collections, vitals, EMR input
• Sending outgoing referrals and managing fax in-box / distributing faxes to proper staff
• Ordering / managing general inventory and office supplies
• Assist with staff training

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma Required

Experience Qualifications

• 2 years previous experience as an LPN

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Possesses skills and abilities required in a multifaceted environment in addition to those related to nursing.
• Computer knowledge required.
• Phlebotomy skills and experience preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation with South Carolina Board of Nursing Required
• Registered Nurse - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation in good standing Preferred
• Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association is required within 30 days of hire. Recertification every two years is Required
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certified - American Heart Association Preferred

Physical Demand

Light Physical Demand

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.

At Tidelands Health, we are united by a single, shared mission: We help people live better lives through better health. It's a commitment embodied in the extraordinary care we provide our patients and the award-winning workplace that welcomes our team every day. A proud not-for-profit organization, we are the largest health care provider in our beautiful coastal region of South Carolina.

Enjoy year-round access to the Myrtle Beach area’s warm, sunny climate and outstanding quality of life as you fulfill your professional dreams. Here, you'll find a workplace culture built around a spirit of inclusion, teamwork, mutual respect and recognition for a job well done. Discover what it's like to work for an organization that values who you are as much as we appreciate what you do.