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Cooper Norcross Health

Academic health system serving South Jersey

Practice LPN

Full-TimeDeadline 10/1/27
$25 - $42.50/hr
Mid
Bachelor's
Middle Township, NJ, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care

About the job

Requirements
  • Three years of experience in a hospital, physician’s office, or clinic is preferred.
  • Phlebotomy experience is required.
  • Experience performing electrocardiograms (EKGs) is required.
  • Graduation from an accredited school of nursing is required.
  • Current registration with the New Jersey State Board of Nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse is required.
  • Current American Heart Association BCLS/CPR certification is required.
Responsibilities
  • Escort patients to and from exam rooms, physician offices, and treatment rooms as appropriate.
  • Obtain current patient information, including vital signs, height, weight, specimens, allergies, reason for visit, chief complaint, medical history updates, and medication changes, and record it on the patient chart.
  • Identify and prepare patients, explain procedures, and maintain patient privacy during testing.
  • Obtain blood specimens from peripheral sites as needed and in accordance with OSHA and universal precautions.
  • Perform routine EKG procedures in accordance with American Heart Association standards and department policies.
  • Obtain new patient records and previous test results, X-rays, and scans.
  • Perform treatments and wound care.
  • Maintain a therapeutic relationship with patients, family members, and significant others while providing care in a high-stress environment with multiple priorities.
  • Administer oral, topical, and injectable medications according to patient safety standards.
  • Prepare and stock exam and treatment rooms, order supplies as needed, and maintain room disinfection protocols.
  • Process instruments and equipment as needed.
  • Assist physicians with exams and procedures as requested.
  • Assist with delegated patient education activities, including distributing educational literature.
  • Obtain necessary patient records as required by the physician and verify consent is present before treatment or procedures.
  • Answer patient telephone calls and refer callers to physicians.
  • Phone in prescriptions and make other patient calls as directed by physicians.
  • Schedule patient tests, procedures, hospital admissions, and follow-up appointments for test results as applicable.
  • Arrange pre-authorizations and pre-certifications as needed.
  • Inform physicians of patient reschedules and no-shows.
  • Perform administrative duties such as typing, filing, faxing, and reception as requested by the supervisor or physician.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Three years of experience in a hospital, physician’s office, or clinic.

About the company

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Cooper Norcross Health

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Cooper Norcross Health is an academic health system serving South Jersey from the Philadelphia suburbs to the Jersey Shore. Its Camden flagship is South Jersey's only Level I adult trauma center and the busiest in the Philadelphia region; the system also operates a Level II pediatric trauma center and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. Patients access primary, specialty, emergency, inpatient, surgical, urgent, and rehabilitation services at Cooper hospitals and outpatient clinics, while physicians teach at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and advance care and research. Rooted in Cooper Hospital, which opened in 1887, the not-for-profit system is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Camden, NJ

Founded

1887

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