LPN

About Us:

Serving one million patients and their families annually. Advancing medical knowledge, technologies and practices. Developing and educating the next generation of exceptional health care professionals.

With more than 100 locations in hospital-based clinics, outpatient health and specialty care centers, we provide the most advanced medicine and thoughtful, patient-centric care to the greater metro-Detroit community.

Job Summary:

Provide nursing care to patients under the direction of physicians and/or registered nurses

Job Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide general nursing care to patients including obtaining patients’ history, taking vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, height, weight, pulse, respiration, etc.); assist physicians and/or registered nurses during examinations and testing
• Perform diagnostic testing as required (ekg’s, urinalyses, etc.)
• Administer prescribed treatments, medications and injections as directed by physicians and/or registered nurses
• Record patient observations in electronic medical record; report patients’ conditions and reactions to drugs and treatments
• Review encounter forms for level of service, diagnoses, provider signatures before discharging patients
• Review patients’ insurance and obtain authorization for procedures medications, tests, or admissions when necessary
• Instruct patients and families regarding medications and treatment instructions as ordered by physicians
• Review laboratory/test results
• Recognize abnormal laboratory values and test results and notify physicians
• Chart medication orders in medevant and/or electronic medical record
• Prepare examination rooms including stocking of treatment areas
• Establish and maintain productive working relationships with people inside and outside the department and/or practice

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Additional Responsibilities:

• Assist with audits and research
• Other duties as may be assigned

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Education and/or Experience:

• Current Michigan Licensed Practical Nurse License
• 1 year nursing experience in an ambulatory care setting preferred
• Current BLS/AED Certification
• Knowledge of nursing theory and practice
• Knowledge of OSHA, MIOSHA, JACHO and HIPPA regulations
• Knowledge of Public Health Code and Michigan Nurse Practice Act preferred

Skills and Abilities Required:

• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
• Good written and verbal communication skills to convey and receive information effectively (face-to-face, telephone and electronic)
• Good analytical and judgment skills
• Ability to use computer software programs and systems
• Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding patients, personnel and/or financial data
• Excellent organizational skills to work independently, prioritize, handle multiple tasks and manage time

Safety Requirements:

• Compliance with departmental Health and Safety policies and procedures
• Mandatory TB test annually (based on Department guidelines)

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Prolonged periods of walking, sitting, standing, stooping/kneeling, bending
• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds occasionally
• Close vision and ability to focus on computer screens and documents; distance vision; peripheral vison; depth perception; ability to adjust vison focus
• Use of hands to handle, control or feel objects, tools or controls

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Operate in a hospital, medical center or clinic setting
• Routinely use a variety of medical instruments and equipment
• Routinely use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers and fax machines
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Work Schedule:

• 40-hour workweek
• Hours and days to be determined by the business needs of the department
• May require on-call duty and the ability to work outside of scheduled work hours when the need arises

Wayne Health is an EEO/AA/Veteran/Disability Employer