Full-Time

Lic Practical Nurse

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Vanderbilt Health

Vanderbilt Health

10,001+ employees

Healthcare

Junior

Mt. Juliet, TN, USA

Located in Nashville, Tennessee.

Category
Nursing & Allied Health Professionals
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
Requirements
  • LIC-Licensed Practical Nurse - Tennessee
  • Graduate of an approved discipline specific program
  • 1 year relevant work experience
Responsibilities
  • Uses current technology to pull patients expeditiously from waiting rooms to exam areas.
  • Proactively communicates delays to patients.
  • Demonstrates professional behavior in all setting visible to patients and visitors.
  • Proactively identifies patient/visitor needs and takes steps to assist.
  • Applies age specific/cultural considerations to the patients.
  • Gathers screening and other data for the health care team.
  • Demonstrates individual and team accountability by meeting basic patient/family needs: Accompanies patients/families to exam rooms, Prepares patient for examination, Performs diagnostic testing (e.g. spirometry).
  • Works with MD/provider to maintain efficient, effective clinic flow; checks schedules and organizes patient flow.
  • Assists MD/provider with routine office procedure and collects lab specimens.
  • Maintains patient’s charts and other patient care documents within the electronic health record.
  • Prepares diagnostic testing requisitions.
  • Communicates patient needs to MD/provider through accurate use of electronic health record task system.
  • Ensures cleanliness of exam room equipment, instruments; and keeps exam rooms adequately stocked.
  • Notifies appropriate staff member when supply inventory is low to ensure that clinic is adequately stocked.
  • Distributes patient family education material as directed by providers.
  • Incorporates a variety of resources to teach & support patient and family learning (e.g., nebulizer training).
  • Participates in staff meetings.
  • Develops and achieves personal and professional goals.
  • Contributes to the achievement of VIP goals.
  • Participates in the quality improvement through data collection and documentation.
  • Communicates and collaborates effectively with all members of the health care team.
  • Coordinates clinic flow to optimize efficiencies.
  • Uses EHR effectively.
  • Personal behavior positively influences environment.
  • Receives feedback in a respectful and positive manner.
  • Identifies and processes patient samples using appropriate laboratory protocol, inclusive of laboratory safety protocol.
  • Performs analysis using appropriate procedures including reagent preparation and appropriate QC.
  • Operates instruments and equipment accurately and efficiently using established protocol and QC checks.
  • Completes analysis within established time deadlines.
  • Evaluates results obtained from patient and QC samples to assure validity before reporting values.
  • Maintains files per individual laboratory protocol.
  • Performs and documents corrective and preventive maintenance and instrument function checks and records per department policy and protocol, both routine and periodic.
  • Recognizes and documents instrument malfunction and takes corrective action by performing repairs or notifying a supervisor.
  • Restocks, documents receipt of, opening, and expiration.
  • Regular and reliable attendance required.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Nashville, Tennessee

Founded

1875

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