Licensed Practical Nurse - Rural Health Clinic

Responsible for receiving patients, determines their needs and directs them accordingly. Performs optimal ambulatory health care to patients; stocks and maintains exam rooms and nurse’s stations. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: • Plans and manages patient care according to each patient’s needs. • Interviews patients and records their medical history and physical condition. • Obtains patient vital signs, including but not limited to pulse, blood pressure, temperature, and respiration.

• Provides routine care for patients. • Observes patients’ health. • Reviews medical charts. • Communicates with patients and their families. • Prepares and administers injections. • Assists with patient comfort. • Maintains medical supplies inventory and performing preventive maintenance to keep medical equipment operating. • Counsels patients by transmitting physician’s orders and medications refills to pharmacy and progress notes to insurance for prior authorizations.

• Schedules procedures/imaging; verifying times with patients; and preparing charts and pre-admission and consent forms. • Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations. • Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock, letting manager know when low, and verifying receipt. • Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards; facility policies and procedures; and federal, state, and local requirements.

• Answers phone and returns calls in a timely manner Education: Must have either Practical Nursing degree or Medical Assistant degree. ​ License/Certification: Must be either Louisiana licensed LPN or Certified Medical Assistant