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Kansas Employer Specialty Clinic - LPN FT Days (Orthopedics) in Coffeyville, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12861743
TheLicensed Practical Nurse (LPN)provides professional, compassionate, appropriate and individualized routine care, observes patients health, assists practitioners and registered nurses, and communicates instructions to patients regarding medication, treatment, home-based care, and preventative lifestyle changes.
JOB DUTIES:
- Obtain and record patient medical histories, vitals, test results and other information for medical records
- Deliver compassionate support, attention and assistance to patients and families
- Ensure compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA
- Monitor patients throughout their treatment
- Perform routine checks of patients vital signs
- Ensure that patients take their medication
- Liaise with patients families
- In some settings:
- Assure patient chart completeness, records changes and Medicare reports with 98% accuracy
- Order supplies based on department needs
- Complete reports in a timely and accurate manner
- Assist with patient set-up and clean up
- Assist with maintaining orderliness of department
- Prepares necessary documentation and charting for patients
- Greet patients and visitors
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TheLicensed Practical Nurse (LPN)assumes other responsibilities as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Analytical ability to apply criteria and evaluate information to make decisions
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; and excellent interpersonal skills in teaming with patients, medical staff and the public
- Detail oriented with proven ability to multitask
- Professional appearance and ease in developing rapport with others
- Understanding of patient care, medical terminology, coding procedures, reference tools, andappropriate clinical pharmacology for medical assistant scope
- Knowledgeable in policies, regulations and procedures to administer patient care
- Knowledgeable of medical equipment and instruments to administer patient care.
- Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment
- Knowledgeable with Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; familiar with electronic medical health care record systems
- Ability to maintain quality control standards
- Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
- Detail oriented with proven ability to multitask
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