Back Office - Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Job Description

The Back Office Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is a key member who works in conjunction with physicians, mid-level practitioners, office and clinical staff to provide patient care management, administrative functions, and routine clinical procedures in a fast paced, high energy clinical office environment. 

Responsibilities 

• Prepare patients for and assist with examination or treatments
• Perform triage and obtain vital signs
• Obtain and document patient history
• Operate office medical equipment
• Understand and enforce standard health care regulatory requirements
• Collect and maintain all patient and business documents while maintaining confidentiality
• Responsible for quality assurance program for compliance with CLIA waived laboratory and patient result trackers.
• Perform office procedures including all general administrative duties
• Document Electronic Medical Record (EMR) all medical interventions
• Assure HIPAA and OSHA compliance
  • Routine Clinical Procedures
  • Administer medications and non-intravenous injections (intramuscular, subcutaneous & intradermal)
  • Perform aseptic procedures
  • Collect routine laboratory specimens including phlebotomy, urinalysis and oral swabs
  • Perform basic laboratory procedures
  • Ability to start an IV, placing a catheter, and splinting, a plus

Minimum Qualifications 

• Current state LPN license from an accredited school of Practical Nursing.
• Minimum of one year experience working in a medical office or hospital setting. 
• Must be proficient in venipuncture and injections.
• Bilingual preferred.
• Must be well organized and able to multi-task seeing multiple patients at once in a fast-paced high-volume environment.
• Knowledge of clinical procedures, medical anatomy and physiology.
• Documentation skills and attention to detail.
• Must have a working knowledge of ICD-9 and CPT.
• Effective communication and interaction with employers, patients, providers and other colleagues. Ability to use tack and diplomacy appropriate to situation.
• Ability to work with staff members at all levels of the organization in a cooperative, team-oriented manner.
• Must be able to be mobile and work various positions (standing, sitting, bending, walking) for extended periods of time.
• Maintain safe, secure, and healthy work environment.
• Ability to participate in initial and ongoing training as required.
• Conduct business in a service-oriented manner that is attentive, cooperative, sensitive, respectful and kind with dealing with patients, visitors, the public and all colleagues.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Energetic team player.
• Responsible for traveling to all locations.