About this role
Family Practice Center PC has a full or part-time home LPN position now available! If you are looking for a work from home position, this could be the nursing position for you! Candidate must live in Central Pennsylvania.
Below is a listing of the qualifications and job description! If you are interested, please send your resume today!
Job Title: Home Team Nurse
Qualifications:
Education: Graduate of accredited school of nursing
Certification/Licensure: Valid, current Pennsylvania state license to practice professional/practical nursing
Experience: Previous experience in a clinic setting preferred
Alternative to minimum qualifications: None
General Summary of Duties: Provides professional nursing care under supervision for clinic patients in Transition of Care (TOC); triage communications between providers, patients, and office staff; address documents and update patient electronic health records and providers appropriately.
Supervision Received: Reports directly Nursing Administration
Supervision Exercised: None
Typical Physical Demands: Requires vision correctable to 20/20 and hearing to normal range. The ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time.
Typical Working Condition: Computer and telephonic communication with patients, providers, and office staff.
Expectations of Position – to include but not limited to:
- This job requires access to PHI. HIPAA training is required and HIPAA compliance is expected.
- Follow procedures according to OSHA.
- Follow procedures according to FPC protocol.
- Knowledge of the principals and skills needed for professional nursing to provide patient care and treatment.
- Knowledge of examination, diagnostic and treatment room procedures.
- Knowledge of medications and their effects on patients.
- Knowledge of patient education principals to develop a self-care program.
- Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment.
- Skill in administering a variety of treatments and medications as directed.
- Demonstrates ability to be confident, personable, self-motivated and function with tact and poise in all situations.
- Demonstrates the capability of making rapid and clinically accurate decisions based on evidence based practice.
- Demonstrates basic computer skills.
- Skill in recording and writing reports.
- Skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with patients, medical staff, employees and the general public.
- Ability to maintain quality control standards.
- Ability to recognize problems and recommend solutions.
- Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
- Ability to interpret, adapt and apply guidelines and procedures.
- Ability to communicate clearly.
- Ability to follow oral and written directions.
Examples of Duties – to include but not limited to:
- Performs general nursing assessment of patients. Reinforces prescribed medication regimes and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
- Observes, records and reports patient’s condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to the physician.
- Schedules appointments and ensures preferences are given to patients in emergency situations.
- Screens patients for appropriate information. Instructs patients in collection of samples and tests as necessary.
- Coordinates patient care with other providers, case managers, and ancillary services.
- Responds to and directs incoming phone calls. Instructs patient and family regarding medication and treatment instruction. Instructs patients in self-care programs and participates in all aspects of patient education.
- Updates, reviews and prepares patient charts.
- Attends required meetings and participates in committees as requested.
- Participates in professional development activities and maintains professional affiliations.
- Maintains patient confidentiality.
- Performs related work as required following all established company protocols.
- Responsible for improving the overall quality and completeness of clinical documentation.
- Ensures the accuracy and completeness of clinical information used for measuring and reporting physician and medical center outcomes.
- Educates members of the health care team on an ongoing basis.
- Outstanding written, verbal, telephone and interpersonal communication skills including time management and prioritization of tasks .
- Integrate professional nursing theory into telehealth and onsite nursing practice to effectively manage patients over the phone, in the home or community; utilize judgment and best practice decision-making skills in telehealth nursing