Staff Nurse - LPN

HopeHealth, Inc.; Manning (SC); In loco; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

HopeHealth, Inc. in Manning, SC is seeking an experienced nurse to join the patient-centered medical home team. The role focuses on managing individualized patient care and promoting health through the nursing process, collaborating with providers and a multidisciplinary team.

The position requires a Nursing Diploma with SC licensure, CPR/BLS certification, and strong customer service skills. Prior experience in a physician’s office is preferred, with the ability to work in a high-pressure

Competenze

• Diploma in nursing with 2+ years experience.
• Current licensure through South Carolina State Board of Nursing.
• CPR or BLS certification required.
• Excellent customer service and well organized.
• At least 2 years experience in a physician’s office.

Mansioni

• Assess patient needs based on history, observation, exam, triage and data analysis.
• Direct patient care including triage, procedures, treatment, education and follow-up.
• Assist patients and providers with prior authorizations when required.
• Verify patient understanding of visit purpose.
• Provide preventive care information matching patient age, gender and health status.
• Maintain nursing knowledge for patient care and treatment.

Conoscenze

Nursing skills

Bilingual Spanish

Communication

Team collaboration

Formazione

Diploma in Nursing

SC Nursing License

Strumenti

EMR systems

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview Of Position

The Nurse is an essential member of the patient center medical home team. Responsible for managing the individualized patient care, by promoting and restoring patient’s health through the nursing process; collaborating with provider and multi-disciplinary team members; provides physical and psychological support.

Education And Experience

• Diploma in nursing with 2-years’ experience
• Current licensure through South Carolina State Board of Nursing
• CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) or BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required
• Possess excellent customer service skills and be well organized.
• At least 2 years experienced working in a primary or specialty care medical practice.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment.

Required Skills / Abilities

• Possess the ability to work with patients, families, clinical, non-clinical staff and providers from a variety of backgrounds and lifestyles while maintaining a non-judgmental attitude.
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication
• Must have the ability to collaborate with others to improve quality and address needs
• Ability to take initiative and handle various task simultaneously
• Knowledge of policies, procedures, regulations, and protocols
• Knowledge of data bases (ex: EMR systems)
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred
• Maintain current medical knowledge to include pharmacology ( medication names and usage) knowledge required
• At least two years of experience in a physician’s office
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Detailed oriented
• Ability to multitask
• Compassion for patients
• Ability to administer a variety of treatments and medications as directed
• Capable of adapting to computer software

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has no direct reports

Essential Job Functions

• Assess the needs of patients based on data collected through history observation, physical exam, telephone triage, and analysis or diagnostic data
• Performs direct patient care: triage, assessment, procedures, treatment, patient education, and follow up instructions.
• Assist patients and providers in obtaining medicinal prior authorizations when required
• Verifies the patient understands the purpose of the visit.
• Providers preventative Care information matching the patients age, gender, and health status
• Maintain knowledge of the principles of the skills needed for practical nursing to provide patient care and treatment
• Knowledge of examination, diagnostic and treatment room procedures
• Ability to interpret, adapt, and apply guidelines and procedures
• Basic Critical Care and Chronic Illness Management
• Required to participate in training opportunities
• Helps promote office efficiency and encounter volumes
• Ability to understand and administer vaccines and immunizations to pediatric and/or adult patients
• Responsible for daily clinical workflow which includes but not limited to: Referral management, telephone encounters, lab results, medication refills, lab Q&A, compliance with sample medication logs
• Willingness to learn about AIDS Service Organizations and Community Health Centers
• Assist in training new nurses to the organization in the standard working procedures of HopeHealth
• All other duties assigned

Physical Requirements

Hearing: Adequate to perform job duties in person and over the telephone. Speaking: Must be able to communicate clearly to patients in person and over the telephone. Vision: Visual acuity adequately to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens. Other: Requires occasional lifting and carrying items weighing up to 10 pounds unassisted in normal daily activities and up to 30 lbs. for other required work activities. Additionally, requires frequent bending, reaching, and repetitive hand movements (especially if keyboarding and writing), standing, walking, squatting, and sitting, with some lifting, pushing and pulling exerted regularly throughout a regular work shift.