Sr LVN-Family Medicine
Lubbock
35660BR
Position Description
Employees in this classification are experienced LVN's responsible for performing a wide variety of patient care activities in an assigned specialty or subspecialty outpatient clinic. Work is performed under the direction of a staff nurse and/or physician as part of a total health care team in providing complete evaluations to patients. Works under the direct supervision of staff nurse or physician. No delegated supervisory authority; may instruct co-workers and supervise them in the performance of special procedures. Work is performed under usual clinic conditions, necessitating a high degree of contact with patients, families and clinic personnel.
Major/Essential Functions
The Sr. LVN will serve as a leader in providing excellent service to our patients by:
- Welcoming patients warmly with compassion and enthusiasm.
- Listening carefully to patients needs presented face to face or over the telephone and communicating clear and accurate information in response to all members of the health care team.
- Working collaboratively with other health care team members to ensure patient needs are met and clinic operations are efficient.
- Assisting Nurse Manager in ensuring all team members are meeting service standards and following department guidelines.
- Identifying needs for improvement and opportunities to recognize excellence in the performance of all team members.
- Taking and recording accurate vital signs and measurements as well as assisting with exams and procedures.
- Participating in the identification of patient needs for referrals as well as implementing teaching plans for patients and their families in accordance with individual care plans.
- Managing refill requests and administering medications to patients following policies and procedures for medication management
Family Medicine is also looking for Sr. LVNs that have experience with scribing for a physician. Our definition of scribing is a staff member who works directly with a provider and documents for the provider during the visit. A scribe is a documentation assistant that records in "real time," facts and events that occur between a patient and a provider. The scribe enters information into the electronic medical record at the direction of the provider.
Required Qualifications
Education: Completion of a Board of Nursing accredited program of vocational nursing.
License/Certification: Current Vocational Nursing license in the state of Texas or the attainment of a temporary permit from the Board of Nursing to practice vocational nursing pending full licensure in the state of Texas.
Experience: At least two years of LVN experience in a hospital, clinic or community-based environment.
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