• Job Description

  Req#: 545386

  POSITION SUMMARY

  The LPN provides nursing care to CCHS patients, assisting physicians and nurse practitioners with various aspects of patient care and performing patient testing, as ordered. The LPN helps to ensure smooth patient flow through the clinic and also assists with some clerical responsibilities.

  KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Assists as needed with initiation of medical history and physical assessment. Draws blood and collects other specimens for lab analysis. Prepares for and assists with medical procedures such as GYN exams, wound care, etc.
  2. Provides telephone triage and initiates follow-up calls directed by the physician or clinic charge nurse. Refers disposition to supervisor and documents in medical record the results of phone call.
  3. Educates patients and families within the scope of knowledge base; provides informational material as appropriate.
  4. Assists with staff education and supervision such as preceptorship.
  5. Responds to inquiries, communicating policies, procedures, and standards to patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees.
  6. Cleans exam and treatment rooms following patient discharge, appropriately disposing of trash to provide a clean environment; wipes up spills and sanitizes area, as needed.
  7. Maintains adequate level of supplies, medications, linens, and equipment, requisitioning additional supplies, as needed.
  8. Ensures patient care equipment is clean and properly functioning, reporting defective equipment and supplies to supervisor.
  9. Assists with quality improvement activities as directed
  10. Complete tasks for medication refills as needed for the assigned care team.
  11. Implement and maintain morning team huddles
  12. Follow up on STD tracking report for assigned care team
  13. Oversee VFC program
  14. Follow up on patients with abnormal labs by calling patients
  15. Perform daily quality control checks on appropriate clinic equipment and document in log records
  16. Assist as needed with same day referral request
  17. Uphold and implement Nursing standing orders and protocols
  18. May perform other duties as required.

  
  

  POSITION REQUIREMENTS

  Education : High school diploma plus specialized training.

  Experience : Minimum of one year nursing experience

  Licenses or Certifications : LPN, RN, paramedic with TN license. BCLS certified.

  Mental Requirements

  	Level 1 – Requires some concentration and normal attention. Generally, once the job is learned, the tasks can be performed more or less automatically.
  	Level 2 – Requires high periods of concentration intermittently and normal attention. Generally, even once the job is learned, tasks will require normal attention to deal with recurring variables.
  X	Level 3 – Requires a high level of concentration and high level of attention intermittently. Generally, the approach to tasks may be consistent, but the number of steps required and/or the number of variables involved creates the possibility of errors unless the incumbent pays close attention.

  Physical Requirements

  Activity	Approximate % of Time	Comments
  Sitting	20%	Average depending on work site
  Standing	40%	Average depending on work site
  Walking	60%	Average depending on work site
  	100%

  Approximate percentage of time spent lifting, pulling and/or pushing: 30% (average)

  Maximum number of pounds required (with or without assistance): 75 – 100 lbs.

  Types of objects the incumbent is required to lift/pull/push: Patients, charts, files, supplies

  Machines and Equipment Used:

  Machines, Equipment, Tools	Approximate % of Time	Degree of Hand:Eye Coordination Required
  Computer	Varies	Normal
  Telephone	Varies	Normal
  Photocopier, fax machine	Varies	Normal
  Needle, syringe	Varies	High
  Various pieces of medical equipment	Varies	Normal to High

  Approximate percentage of time incumbent spends in “on-the-job” travel, excluding commuting to regular work location: From no travel to regular travel between work sites

  Working Conditions

  Medical clinic setting with ongoing exposure to contagious individuals and infectious disease; requires universal precautions. Some exposure to varying weather conditions when travelling between work locations.

• About the company

  Christ Community Health Services, often referred to as Christ Community, or Christ Community Health, is a nonprofit, Christian, faith-based, healthcare provider with several locations across the Memphis, Tennessee area founded in 1995.

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