Health Center LPN/RN

Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.; Hardwick (VT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Health Center Nurse (LPN/RN) at Northern Counties Health Care, Inc. provides compassionate, patient-centered care within our primary care team in Hardwick, Vermont.

The role supports providers and coordinates care across diverse patient populations. Responsibilities include patient assessment, vital signs, dosing and administering medications, health education, preventive care, and assisting with procedures within the nurse's scope of practice.

Qualifications

• Current LPN or RN license in good standing.
• Experience in primary care or clinic setting preferred.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to perform phlebotomy, EKGs, and vitals.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient assessment, vital signs, and documentation.
• Administer IM, SQ, intradermal medications and vaccines.
• Support care coordination and patient education.
• Assist with procedures and suture support as needed.

Job description

This job was posted by https://www.vermontjoblink.com : For more information, please see: https://www.vermontjoblink.com/jobs/1412166

We're seeking either a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team. Candidates with either license are encouraged to apply. Responsibilities may be adjusted based on licensure, experience, and scope of practice.***

Job Summary

The Health Center Nurse (LPN/RN) is an integral member of the primary care team, providing compassionate, high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals across diverse patient populations. The Health Center Nurse (LPN/RN) is responsible to the Practice Manager and works under the daily direction and clinical oversight of the provider staff. As an integral member of the healthcare team, the Health Center Nurse provides compassionate, high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals across diverse patient populations. Responsibilities include patient assessment, care coordination, medication administration, health education, chronic disease management, preventative care, and assisting with various aspects of patient care within the nurse's scope of practice. The Health Center Nurse collaborates closely with providers and other team members to promote the overall health and well-being of the patients and communities served.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

• PATIENT CARE
• Intake
• Coordinate with office staff in monitoring and adjusting

scheduling and workload of providers to insure the smooth flow of patients.

• Interview patients for health history and clinical

information updates.

• Contributes to the assessment of patients through the

collection of data using established protocols, procedures, forms or guidelines.

• Take patient vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, etc.).

• Treatment and Procedures
• Apply and change dressings/bandages.
• Administer IM, SQ, intradermal, and inhaled medications and

vaccines.

• Administer allergy injections, as per local site protocols.
• Perform catheterization per provider orders and within the

scope of health center protocols.

• Conduct vision screening.
• Conduct audiometry screening.
• Perform EKGs (if provided on site).
• Assist in suturing procedures.
• Other procedures as per health center protocols, for example

starting IVs, and responding to Code Blue/defib needs.

• Health Education/Teaching
• Instruct patients about treatment regimens (medication, diet, activity, etc.).

Provide education and instruction on issues of health

maintenance.

• Participate in the development and implementation of

community health education initiatives (screening clinics, public information forums, etc.).

• LABORATORY
• Testing
• Perform laboratory tests as per health center protocols.
• Record tests and results in appropriate EMR.
• Phlebotomy
• Draw and prepare specimens for in-house or outside

laboratory testing.

• PHARMACEUTICALS
• Dispensing
• Dispense pharmaceuticals as per provider orders and in

accordance with health center, NCHC, Vermont, and Federal guidelines.

Monitor inventory levels and outdates of on-site

pharmaceutical supplies.

• RECORDS
• Medical Records
• Document nursing activities and relevant patient care

information in me ical records as per health center

protocols.

• Tracking Systems
• Record and maintain records and statistics (e.g.

immunizations, perinatal data, etc.) as per protocols or

request.

• INFECTION CONTROL
• Instrument Sterilization
• Clean and sterilize instruments.
• General office infection control.

• QUALITY ASSURANCE
• Participate in the development, implementation, audit, and

continuous evaluation and improvement of protocols, services and programs provided by the health center.

• OTHER
• It is expected that you will meet the productivity standards

that are set forth by your Supervisor and/or NCHC Division protocols.

• The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the

major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job.

The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than

those stated in this description.*