LPN - Clinics - Full-Time
Company: Christus Health
Location: Athens
Posted on: May 3, 2024
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Job Description:
Under supervision, the incumbent of this position provides
professional nursing care to clinic patients. Works collaboratively
with the providers within the team setting to facilitate quality
care for the patient. 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.
Greets patients and obtains well-documented history and vitals.
Instructs patients in collection of samples and tests. coordinate
patient transfer to hospital and/or discharge; give telephone
orders; accept telephone test results; perform telephone triage;
specimen collection including stool and urine midstream; indwelling
catheter urine collection; pregnancy testing; sputum collection;
occult blood testing; teach respiratory hygiene; administer chest
physiotherapy; wound care; perform umbilical care; 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; 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 track to adult
patients. May perform the following tasks after providing
verification of completion of special training: Blood collection
venipuncture; administer electrical stimulation; draw blood from
portocath; assist endoscopy, start saline lock or IV fluids and
monitor IV fluids. May administer IV push medications and/or add
medications to IV only after completion of special training and
only under direct supervision of licensed practitioner. May make
arrangements for patient testing and admissions. May be required to
have a working knowledge of ICD9, CPT and HCPCS coding and managed
care. Responds to incoming telephone calls and (per provider
instructions) calls in refills and prescriptions to pharmacy. Per
provider and/or established protocol, instructs patients and/or
family with regard to medication and treatment and documents the
same. Formulates and updates patient care plans. documents
instructions and notifies patient. Maintains patient files, records
and other information in a professional manner following policies
and procedures regarding documentation. Ensures preparation of exam
rooms including re-stocking of treatment areas. Follows the
CHRISTUS Physician Group guidelines related to the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), designed to prevent or
detect unauthorized disclosure of Protected Health Information
(PHI). Maintains established CHRISTUS Physician Group policies,
procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental
and infection control. Implements job responsibilities in a manner
that is consistent with the CHRISTUS Mission and Code of Ethics and
supportive of CHRISTUS Physician Group's cultural diversity
objectives. Performs other related work as required Requirements:
CERT LVN License in state of employment or compact BLS Work Type:
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Keywords: Christus Health, Tyler , LPN - Clinics - Full-Time, Healthcare , Athens, Texas
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