- Prepares materials, supplies, equipment, and the patient to assist the physician or the physician assistant with the patient's medical exam.
- Obtains the patients history and basic medical data such as vital signs temperature, height & weight, vision & chief complaint.
- Provides direct patient care, such as ear irrigation, vaccinations and medications, wound care & suture removal.
- Collects, prepares, and analyzes patient specimens as directed by the physician or physician assistant.
- Instructs the patient and family on how to perform physician recommended preventive care, take prescribed medication, prepare for tests, monitor treatment progress & note symptom changes.
- Contacts the patient by telephone to provide requested follow-up, advise them of test results or relay a physician's instructions.
- Performs organizational responsibilities to achieve the Practices' and WCMG missions through a process of total quality improvement.
- Completes all meaningful use requirements.
- Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days of starting.
- Licensed Practical Nurse licensure.
- Basic medical knowledge and terminology.
- Computer skills/data entry.
- Skilled in obtaining accurate patient vitals.
- Vaccine administration and medication preparation.
- Minimum Experience: one year.
- Proficiency in multiple languages.
- Phlebotomy.
- EKG.
- HS Graduate or Equivalent.
- Graduate of an accredited LPN Program.
- Some manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity
- Some occupational risk
- Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force
- Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
Medical Office LPN Neuro Dept- Poughkeepsie, NY - Nuvance Health
Description
$4,000 - Sign-On Bonus for Full-time externals, pro-rated for Part-timeMedical Office LPN Neuro Dept- Poughkeepsie, NY 40 hours per week, 8 hour shifts Monday - Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM.
Summary:
To assist the physician or physician assistant in providing primary medical care to the patients of the Office Practice.
Responsibilities:
Required:
Preferred:
Required:
Location:
Poughkeepsie-21 Reade Place
Work Type:
Full-Time
Standard Hours: 40.00
FTE:
Work Schedule:
Day 8
Work Shift:
The shift is 8:00am to 4:30pm.
Org Unit: 1308
Department:
Neuro - Poughkeepsie
Exempt:
No
Grade:
S7
Salary Range:
$ $ Hourly
Working conditions:
Essential:
Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations - Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York - plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.