LPN- Cherry County Clinic*

Location: Cherry County Clinic - Valentine NE

Compensation: Competitive wage based on experience

Shift: Full-Time or Part-Time

POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for rendering professional clinical care within the medical practice in support of and as directed by the providers. Will also have general responsibilities to assist in the day-to-day operation of this office.

Comprehensive Benefit Package

•Health Insurance: Co-pay or HSA plan options: 100% paid for Employee

•Dental: 100% paid for Employee

•Vision: 100% paid for Employee

•$50,000 Group Life Insurance with AD&D

•Long-Term Disability: 100% paid for Employee

•Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

•Health Savings Account with employer contribution

•Supplemental Insurances: Short-Term Disability, Supplemental Life and AD&D, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Accident •Retirement Plan: 457 plan Pre-Tax and Roth options

QUALIFICATIONS: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing and possession of a license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Nebraska.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following –

• Places the patients in the exam room ensuring they are as comfortable as possible. Obtains vital signs, secures complaint, and enters the information on the patient’s chart.
• Assists providers with examination and treatment of patient and is accessible to them.
• Assists providers in office procedures using sterile procedure guidelines to ensure non-contamination of sterile field. Sets up appropriate surgical instrument tray.
• Screens telephone calls for the providers. Takes accurate clinical messages within the limits of her knowledge and practice policy. May answer patient’s inquiries with respect to medical questions within the limits of knowledge.
• Educates patients on treatment regimen as dictated by providers; including thorough explanation of prescribed medication usage, procedures for scheduled testing, and summary review of overall therapeutic plan.
• Performs other related clinical duties as required.
• Attends monthly staff meetings.

OTHER JOB DUTIES: Ensures that all equipment in exam room is clean and properly set up prior to each patient encounter. Ensures solutions are adequate. Completed appropriate form for requests for consultations from the hospital and assures the information if forwarded to the provider on call or specialist in a timely manner. Cleans and restocks examining rooms for the day’s use. Ensures that reports from diagnostic tests ordered have been received and available for provider review. Prepares all diagnostic reports for availability to providers. Ensures they are screened and initialed prior to filing in medical record. Takes calls from the pharmacist. Calls in prescriptions and prescription refills accurately to pharmacy as directed by the providers and documents accurately in the medical record. Answers clinical mail for the providers in a timely manner when required. Assists in maintaining all clinical equipment. Evaluates all equipment for damage and reports to the Office Manager. Schedules outside diagnostic tests for patients and coordinates with the schedulers as needed. Logs and maintains diagnostic scheduling logs.

Assures that patient appointments which are the result of triage are placed on the schedule. Appropriately triages patients following providers’ preference/protocols for same day and/or work-in appointments. Documents telephone calls accurately in medical record. Maintains strict confidentiality. Performs other duties as required.

EQUIPMENT AND WORK AIDS: Computers, resuscitation equipment, blood pressure equipment, pulse oximeters, cardiac monitoring equipment, fetal monitors and thermometers, telephone, intercom, fax machine and etc.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Skills: Requires a basic theoretical nursing knowledge with application of knowledge and skills. Ability to make sound judgements and decisions concerning patient care. Recognizes the proper channels of communication. Knowledge of physical organization of the hospital and clinic, as well as the clinic policies and procedures. Understands the legal aspect of nursing. Ability to maintain complete confidentiality regarding patient care services.
• Interests: Keeps abreast of new trends and developments in nursing. Interested in continuing professional growth. Has a preference for working with the public and other staff. Desires to be responsible for and manage other staff.
• Temperament: Possesses personal qualities, which enable the nurse to maintain good interpersonal relationships and work well with people. Examples of these are good judgement, understanding, loyalty, respect for the person as an individual, and empathy.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS: Work maybe physically and emotionally demanding, involves lifting and positioning patients. Environment requires working in close proximity with others in a clean, favorable area. Physical demands require sitting for periods of time, standing and bending as required. Requires regular working hours with possibility of overtime. Dexterity is needed to operate equipment, telephone, intercom system and other tasks as required to meet patient care needs. Repetitive use of hands, arms and eyes could cause strain. Must be agile, able to move carefully around patients and equipment with ease. Job involves the potential for exposure to hazardous material such as contaminated body fluids. Must possess the knowledge and insight to comply with universal precautions and clinics policies and procedures.