Licensed Practical Nurse

Excelsior Orthopaedics Group; Town of Orchard Park (NY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Excelsior Orthopaedics Group in Orchard Park, NY is seeking an LPN/ATC to join our clinical operations team. The role provides clinical support to providers and helps ensure a safe, positive patient experience in a high-volume medical office.

You will take vitals, assist in casts and wound care, document in MEDENT EMR, and help coordinate patient flow and follow-up. NY licensure required; patient care and teamwork are essential in this role.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Work with clinical leadership to ensure smooth patient flow.
• Perform clinical duties in areas including Express, Cast Room, and pods.
• Apply and remove casts, sutures, staples, braces.
• Perform wound care and patient education.
• Respond to triages per SOPs.
• Take vitals and patient history; update EMR.
• Maintain patient records and schedule follow-ups.
• Replenish exam rooms and supplies; assist as needed.

Skills

Wound care

Vital signs

Team collaboration

Education

NYS LPN License

BOC certification

Tools

MEDENT

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: EXC Orchard Park NY - Orchard Park, NY 14127Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $24.39 - $43.91 HourlyTravel Percentage: NoneJob 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.

QualificationsRequirements and Qualifications

• Valid NYS LPN License or ATC 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 and may 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.