LPN - Staffing Support - PRN

101 Riverside Hospital, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 39,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System is seeking an LPN to support nursing care across locations. You will perform hands-on clinical tasks including vitals, injections, and blood draws, and contribute to care planning with a multi-disciplinary team.

The role requires strong documentation, patient communication, and adherence to HIPAA guidelines. Opportunities exist to grow within a large health system with multiple sites.

Qualifications

• LPN licensure is required in Virginia.
• 1 year nursing experience preferred, outpatient setting preferred.
• 1 year experience using EMR/EHR systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accurately completes all required clinical documentation per RHS standards.
• Maintains documentation for quality assurance including point of care testing, medication logs, wellness visits.
• Works with providers to address care gaps and ensure complete patient history.

Skills

Nursing assessments

Patient education

Communication skills

HIPAA knowledge

Time management

Team collaboration

Documentation accuracy

Critical thinking

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred

Tools

EMR/EHR software

Job description

Gloucester, Virginia Hiring Range $28.50 - $39.00/Hourly Actual pay is determined by program, work commitment and business needs

Overview

Works 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. Float to multiple locations within the division providing support as needed.

What you will do

Accurately 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. 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. Ensures proper reimbursement from insurance companies by performing pre-authorization for prescription drugs, procedures, and patient tests. Answer telephone calls from patients, pharmacies, physicians, vendors, etc. by close of business. Communicate lab/pathology results and schedules additional tests per provider order.

Qualifications

• Education Program Graduate, Licensed Practical Nurse (Required) and Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred)
• Experience 1 year Nursing experience (Preferred)
• 1 year Outpatient medical office experience (Preferred)
• 1 year Experience in using electronic medical record (EMR). (Preferred)
• Less than 1 year Experience in collecting and processing specimens in lab. (Preferred)

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of medications, their effects, drug interactions, medical procedures and therapies, diagnosis and diseases.
• Ability to perform nursing assessments, patient interviews and triage.
• Ability to speak clearly and understandably.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Good time management skills and self-starter.
• Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships.
• Proficiency in nursing equipment used in the clinic setting.
• Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively independently or as part of a team with physicians and other staff.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with exceptional attention to detail.
• Knowledge of patient rights and laws relative to those rights, such as HIPAA Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.
• This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Ability to appropriately interact with patients, families, staff and others.Ability to flexibly respond to changing demands.
• Ability to follow directions and apply proper policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Complete appropriate documentation in electronic medical record (EMR)/electronic health record (EHR).

Licenses and Certifications

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire(Required) and CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required)

By joining our team, you can make a difference in people's lives. Our mission is to care for others as we would care for those we love. We extend that sense of caring to every patient, resident and customer, as well as to each member of our team. We offer care at all stages of life, in hundreds of locations, giving you room to grow your career, along with great benefits and perks. At Riverside Health, your trust and safety are our top priorities.