Licensed Practical Nurse

Vito C Quatela MD; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

FSA/FSA – Health Spending Account

HSA – Health Savings Account

Life Insurance – Employer paid

Paid Family Leave

Paid Vacation

Job summary

Vito Quatela, MD, PLLC in Rochester, NY seeks a Licensed Practical Nurse for a full-time, on-site role. The LPN will assist surgeons, NP and RNs with post-op and new patient visits, help set up minor procedures, manage documentation in the EMR, and provide patient education and triage as needed.

Salary ranges from $23 to $28 per hour, with comprehensive benefits listed in the duties. The position emphasizes clinical support, efficient patient flow, and confidentiality, requiring at least 2 years

Qualifications

• LPN licensure from an accredited nursing program.
• CPR certification is required.
• Over 2 years of LPN experience in medicine.
• Experience with electronic medical records.
• Healthcare setting experience in dermatology/plastic surgery is a plus.
• Ability to educate patients and assess learning needs.
• Ability to triage patients and communicate with providers.
• Basic computer skills: Word and Excel.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and follow protocols.

Responsibilities

• Assist physician, NP and RN with post-op, follow-up, and new patients.
• Set up and assist with minor procedures and specimen collection.
• Take patient photos and enter demographics in database.
• Use EMR for appointments, notes, and scheduling.
• Return patient calls with inquiries and provide information.
• Educate patients about injectables and treatments.
• Maintain clean/sterile instrument rooms and equipment.
• Handle insurance information and benefits awareness.
• Provide friendly, timely service to patients and staff.

Skills

LPN Licensure

CPR Certified

2+ years experience

EMR knowledge

Patient education

Triage patients

Confidential data handling

Basic computer skills

Tools

EMR Software

Job description

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Licensed Practical Nurse

Full Time Rochester, NY, US

Salary Range: $23.00 To $28.00 Hourly

Scope

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at the Quatela Center for Plastic Surgery is responsible for performing clinical duties and assisting or setting up minor procedures for the clinical practice.

Position Summary

LPN is responsible for assisting in the care of both facial and body plastic postoperative clients. This is a fulltime position that requires approximately 90% of time standing/walking and about 10% of time sitting. No heavy lifting is involved.

Qualifications

• LPN Licensure from accredited school of nursing
• CPR certified
• More than 2 years’ experience as a LPN in the field of medicine.
• Work Experience with Dermatology and / or Plastic Surgery is a plus but not mandatory
• Experience and use of electronic medical records
• Understands proper way to educate clients, assess learning response.
• Ability to assess client and identify medical needs/concerns and the ability to communicate this to supervisory MD or NP provider.
• Ability to triage patients.
• Knowledge and ability to remove sutures, drains, dressings with thorough physical assessment skills. (Applicant will be trained on proper technique with our patient population)
• Ability to identify infection or hematoma
• Training in basic clinical/medical procedures.
• Basic computer operating knowledge-Microsoft word and Excel
• Basic knowledge of working with camera/downloading info into computer. (Will receive training)
• Ability to work with and maintain confidential patient information.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, patients, and clients.
• Ability to follow precise direction, instructions, and system protocols.
• Ability to provide friendly, timely service to all patients and/or clients with questions or concerns.
• Ability to take direction and follow through on assignments and responsibilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist physician, NP and RN in seeing post-op, follow-up, and new patients.
• Set-up and assist with minor procedures, collect specimens
• Take new patient photos and enter demographics into database
• Ability to use Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software for making appointments, checking on appointments, adding notes and in general good understanding of EMR functioning.
• Return patient phone calls with answers to inquiries for any reason
• Full understanding of all injectables and ability to teach clients about these products.
• Clean and sterilize instruments during clinical day along with other team members. Clean rooms at end of clinical day as needed with other team members. Launder robes and garments as needed for Clinic.
• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• FSA- Flexible Spending Account
• HSA – Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance – Employer paid- 1.5x annual pay
• Paid Family Leave
• 3-Weeks Paid Vacation annually
• 10 paid Holidays
• Employee Discounts
• Work Anniversary Milestones- Employee Bonus -1 year/5 year/15 year/20 year/25 year

All duties and responsibilities stated are essential job functions. Staff members may be required to perform additional job-related duties as assigned by management.

It is the policy of Vito Quatela, MD, PLLC to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.