[Hiring] Home Team Nurse @Family Practice Center

Role Description

Family Practice Center PC has a full or part-time home LPN position now available! If you are looking for a work from home position, this could be the nursing position for you! Candidate must live in Central Pennsylvania.

General Summary of Duties:

• Provides professional nursing care under supervision for clinic patients in Transition of Care (TOC).
• Triage communications between providers, patients, and office staff.
• Address documents and update patient electronic health records and providers appropriately.

Supervision Received:

• Reports directly to Nursing Administration.

Supervision Exercised:

• None.

Typical Physical Demands:

• Requires vision correctable to 20/20 and hearing to normal range.
• The ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time.

Typical Working Condition:

• Computer and telephonic communication with patients, providers, and office staff.

Expectations of Position – to include but not limited to:

• This job requires access to PHI. HIPAA training is required and HIPAA compliance is expected.
• Follow procedures according to OSHA.
• Follow procedures according to FPC protocol.
• Knowledge of the principles and skills needed for professional nursing to provide patient care and treatment.
• Knowledge of examination, diagnostic and treatment room procedures.
• Knowledge of medications and their effects on patients.
• Knowledge of patient education principles to develop a self-care program.
• Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment.
• Skill in administering a variety of treatments and medications as directed.
• Demonstrates ability to be confident, personable, self-motivated and function with tact and poise in all situations.
• Demonstrates the capability of making rapid and clinically accurate decisions based on evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrates basic computer skills.
• Skill in recording and writing reports.
• Skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with patients, medical staff, employees and the general public.
• Ability to maintain quality control standards.
• Ability to recognize problems and recommend solutions.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
• Ability to interpret, adapt and apply guidelines and procedures.
• Ability to communicate clearly.
• Ability to follow oral and written directions.

Examples of Duties – to include but not limited to:

• Performs general nursing assessment of patients.
• Reinforces prescribed medication regimes and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
• Observes, records and reports patient’s condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to the physician.
• Schedules appointments and ensures preferences are given to patients in emergency situations.
• Screens patients for appropriate information.
• Instructs patients in collection of samples and tests as necessary.
• Coordinates patient care with other providers, case managers, and ancillary services.
• Responds to and directs incoming phone calls.
• Instructs patient and family regarding medication and treatment instruction.
• Instructs patients in self-care programs and participates in all aspects of patient education.
• Updates, reviews and prepares patient charts.
• Attends required meetings and participates in committees as requested.
• Participates in professional development activities and maintains professional affiliations.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Performs related work as required following all established company protocols.
• Responsible for improving the overall quality and completeness of clinical documentation.
• Ensures the accuracy and completeness of clinical information used for measuring and reporting physician and medical center outcomes.
• Educates members of the health care team on an ongoing basis.
• Outstanding written, verbal, telephone and interpersonal communication skills including time management and prioritization of tasks.
• Integrate professional nursing theory into telehealth and onsite nursing practice to effectively manage patients over the phone, in the home or community; utilize judgment and best practice decision-making skills in telehealth nursing.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
• Certification/Licensure: Valid, current Pennsylvania state license to practice professional/practical nursing.
• Experience: Previous experience in a clinic setting preferred.
• Alternative to minimum qualifications: None.

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