Licensed Practical Nurse

Excelsior Orthopaedics Group; East Amherst (NY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Excelsior Orthopaedics Group in East Amherst, NY is seeking a clinical support professional to join our operations team. The role focuses on assisting providers, ensuring patient safety, and creating a positive experience for every visit.

You will perform duties across cast room, exam spaces, and triage, document vitals and history, update EMR, and coordinate follow-up care. A NYS LPN license or ATC BOC certification plus EMR experience are required; wound care and casting experience are highly

Qualifications

• Active NYS LPN license or ATC BOC certification.
• 2+ years experience in a high-volume medical office.
• Experience in wound care and casting preferred.
• EMR knowledge required (MEDENT preferred).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clinical leadership to maintain smooth patient flow.
• Perform clinical duties in Express, Cast Room, and pods.
• Apply and remove casts, sutures, staples, braces.
• Provide wound care and patient education.
• Document vitals, history, and update patient charts.
• Manage patient records, insurance, and appointments.
• Maintain exam rooms and replenish supplies.
• Train team as needed and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Medical office experience

Patient care

Team collaboration

Education

NYS LPN License or ATC BOC certification

Tools

EMR MEDENT

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: EXC East Amherst NY - East Amherst, NY, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $24.39 - $43.91Hourly, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: Any, Job Summary

This position works on a clinical operations team providing clinical support to our providers while ensuring our patients have a safe and positive experience.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with clinical leadership to ensure smooth patient flow in the operational areas.


• Perform clinical duties in all areas including Express, Cast Room, and pods.


• Perform clinical duties such as the application and removal of casts, sutures, staples, braces.


• Perform wound care and deliver patient education.


• Respond to triages as needed or assigned in accordance with standard operating procedures.


• Room patients, take vitals and history, update electronic medical chart as needed.


• Update and maintain patient medical records, including visit details, insurance and contact information.


• Service patient after visit with appropriate paperwork, schedule follow-up appointment, send out medical records as requested, and answer any patient inquiries.


• Maintain exam rooms to appropriate regulatory standards.


• Audit new patient charts.


• Work as a team to replenish exam room and clinical supplies, including office supplies for designated area.


• Train others as needed or directed.


• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

Qualifications: Requirements and Qualifications

• Valid NYS LPN LicenseorATC BOC certification.


• 2+ years experience in high volume medical office rooming patients preferred, but not required.


• Experience in wound care, casting highly preferred.


• EMR knowledge required, MEDENT preferred.

Physical Demands

• Manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.


• Corrected vision and hearing within normal range to observe and communicate with patients, providers, and staff.


• Frequent reaching, stooping, squatting, bending, kneeling, and crouching.


• Extensive standing and walking required.


• Occasional lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 pounds.


• Position requires full range of body motion including ability to position and move patients.


• Work environment may involve some exposure to hazards/physical risk.

The pay range for this position is determined based on several factors, including the candidate’s years of experience, qualifications, training, licenses, designations, and the overall market conditions.

This job description does not state or imply that the duties and responsibilities listed are the only ones required of this position. Team members in this role will be required to perform other job-related duties at the discretion of the employer andmay have additional duties assigned as necessary.

Excelsior Orthopaedics and Buffalo Surgery Center are committed to the full inclusion of all applicants.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.