Licensed Vocational Nurse — Clinic Care Specialist

Jobtome; Texarkana (TX); Remote; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtome seeks an experienced nurse to provide professional nursing care to clinic patients under supervision, collaborating with providers to ensure high-quality care. The role involves greeting patients, recording histories and vitals, preparing for exams, and guiding sample collection and tests.

The position may include a wide range of procedures and tasks after appropriate training, including phlebotomy, specimen collection, catheterization, wound care, oxygen administration, and various med

Responsibilities

• Performs general nursing care to patients. Administers treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
• Assists with the preparation of equipment and aids provider during treatment, examination, and testing of patients.
• Observes, records, and reports patients' condition and reaction to drugs or treatments to providers.
• Oversees appointment bookings and ensures preferences are given to patients in emergency situations. Maintains timely flow of patients.
• Greets patients and obtains well-documented history and vitals. Prepares patients for physical exam. Instructs patients in collection of samples and tests.
• May perform the following tasks in accordance with established procedures and as prescribed by applicable licensure/certification:
• Obtain/record vital signs;
• perform initial assessment on patient;
• coordinate patient transfer to hospital and/or discharge;
• give telephone orders;
• accept telephone test results;
• perform telephone triage;
• call in provider approved prescription refills;
• specimen collection including stool and urine midstream;
• catheterize patient;
• indwelling catheter urine collection;
• obtain throat culture;
• pregnancy testing;
• administer urine dip;
• obtain wound culture;
• perform snellen vision screening;
• eye injury management;
• administer optic/otic meds;
• assist with lumbar punctures;
• sputum collection;
• occult blood testing;
• assist with vaginal exam;
• teach crutch/cane walking;
• teach use of walker;
• apply Velcro splint;
• assist with plaster splint;
• apply moist heat and/orcold packs;
• administer enema;
• remove fecal impaction;
• administer oxygen;
• teach respiratory hygiene;
• administer chest physiotherapy;
• perform oral suction and/or infant suction bulb;
• wound care;
• apply sterile dressing;
• assist with circumcision;
• perform umbilical care;
• apply colloidal dressing;
• open sterile tray;
• apply topical medications;
• administer rectal and/or vaginal medications;
• give oral medications;
• and, give sublingual medications to adults and/or pediatric patients.
• May perform the following tasks only if appropriate training has been obtained:
• Blood collection by lancet;
• pulse oximetry;
• incentive Spirometry;
• suture and/or staple removal;
• ear irrigation;
• administer breathing treatment;
• give allergy/insulin/immunization medications to adult and/or pediatric patients;
• give intramuscular and/or subcutaneous injections to adult and/or pediatric patients;
• give injections Z trackto adult patients.
• May perform the following tasks after providing verification of completion of special training:
• Blood collection venipuncture;
• audiometry exam;
• titmus vision screening;
• EKG;
• administer electrical stimulation;

Job description

Jobtome seeks an experienced nurse to provide professional nursing care to clinic patients under supervision, collaborating with providers to ensure high-quality care. The role involves greeting patients, recording histories and vitals, preparing for exams, and guiding sample collection and tests.

The position may include a wide range of procedures and tasks after appropriate training, including phlebotomy, specimen collection, catheterization, wound care, oxygen administration, and various med