LPN Medical ED - OBGYN

Riverside Medical Education and Clinics; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Medical Education and Clinics in Newport News, VA is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide hands-on clinical care under supervision. The role includes vitals, injections, and blood draws, with emphasis on patient education and coordinated care within a multidisciplinary Riverside Health System team.

You will maintain documentation, support care gaps, and collaborate with physicians to deliver high-quality nursing services in a fast-paced clinical setting.

Qualifications

• Active LPN license in Virginia.
• CPR/BLS certification required.
• Nursing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Accurately completes all required clinical documentation per RHS standards.
• Maintains documentation for quality assurance including point of care testing and wellness visits.
• Works with providers to address care gaps for each patient.
• Performs pre-authorization for prescription drugs, procedures, and tests to ensure proper reimbursement.
• Provides patient education and follow-up with urgency for lab results and medications.
• Communicates lab/pathology results and schedules additional tests per provider order.

Skills

Communication

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Decision making

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (Preferred)

Job description

Newport News, VirginiaHiring Range$23.90 - $31.10/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.OverviewWorks under the supervision of the office manager, RN or clinical lead, and the physicians. Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating total nursing care of assigned patients. The LPN may work in a variety of settings and roles within Riverside Medical Group providing hands-on clinical care to include manual vitals, medication review, injections and blood draw. The LPN utilizes communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making to create a care plan for each patient based on physiological, psychosocial and cultural diversity. The LPN may be responsible for supervising and delegating non-professional personnel working directly with him/her to ensure optimum patient care. Must demonstrate competence in dealing with age related needs of specific patient populations served in their assigned unit/dept. Works under the direction of leadership and a multi-disciplinary team to provide a comprehensive range of services or clinical care associated with and in accordance with standards of excellence established by Riverside Health system and facility goals and strategic plans.What you will doAccurately completes all required clinical documentation consistently per RHS standards. Maintains documentation for quality assurance to include but not limited to point of care testing, medication logs and annual wellness visits. Works with providers to assure care gaps are routinely addressed with each patient. Documentation is accurate, legible and completed same day. Knowledgeable and skillful in lab functions. Monitors OSHA and lab proficiency testing. Maintains clean, compliant, well-stocked work areas.Provides patient education as needed. Teaches patients as necessary about the medications prescribed for them. Demonstrates positive patient care by explaining the importance of the completion of registration and patient medical history forms and how it relates to their care at our facility. Provides patient follow up with a sense of urgency regarding lab calls, patient phone calls, prescription fills and refills, referrals and appointment scheduling.Ensures proper reimbursement from insurance companies by performing pre-authorization for prescription drugs, procedures, and patient tests.Demonstrates the ability to build trusting collaborative relationships with a multi-disciplinary team to support patient care needs. Actively participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings as assigned.Answer telephone calls from patients, pharmacies, physicians, vendors, etc. by close of business. Communicate lab/pathology results and schedules additional tests per provider order.QualificationsEducation, Licensed Practical Nurse (Required)Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred)ExperienceNursing experience (Required)Licenses and CertificationsLicensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) (Required)CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Required)To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.