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Duke University

Private research university in Durham, NC

LPN-Pediatrics Cardiology

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeDurham, NC, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduation from an approved or accredited Practical Nurse program is required.
  • Twelve months of appropriate clinical experience is required; at a manager's discretion, exceptional performers with six months of experience may be eligible for this level.
  • Current North Carolina LPN licensure or Nurse Licensure Compact licensure is required.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) is required.

Responsibilities

  • Perform patient intake, including obtaining vital signs (including manual blood pressures), administering survey tools, collecting data, helping patients prepare questions for provider visits, assisting with ambulation and toileting, reviewing patient medications, providing teaching for specialty injections, and assessing patient and family knowledge.
  • Complete procedural tasks, including administering vaccinations and medications according to standing and provider orders, collecting and correctly labeling specimens, performing electrocardiograms (EKGs) and placing Holter monitors, performing point-of-care testing, assisting with clinic-performed procedures including ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, obtaining manual and orthostatic blood pressure measurements, providing patient and family education, and billing for nursing procedures.
  • Assist with obtaining prior authorizations and prescription refills.
  • Document in the electronic health record and assist with administrative functions as needed, including taking messages.
  • Monitor the environment of care and initiate corrective action to maintain it, including maintaining equipment and material resources.
  • Participate in and assist with identifying clinical or operational performance-improvement opportunities, including performing unit audits.
  • Perform other duties related to the work described.

About the Company

Duke University

Private research university in Durham, NC

Duke University is a research university offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional education alongside interdisciplinary research and health care.

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