LPN Primary Care

LPN Primary Care

Requirements

• Associate’s or Vocational degree from a Board of Nursing approved LPN program
• Licensed Practical Nurse MN BON or Licensed Practical Nurse Wisconsin (if working in Wisconsin or interacting with Wisconsin patients remotely)
• Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below: Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association, Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross, Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire)

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care support as delegated by Provider or RN
• Administers therapies including medications, scheduling follow up visits (and prior authorization) or other support unique to a specialty provider
• Provides patient care pre/post encounter or procedure, preventative or other health information
• Collaborates with Provider and team on improving and managing quality goals
• May start, monitor, and discontinue IVs (dependent on site needs and training)
• Rooms patients, manages patient flow and obtains adequate patient medical information/data
• Performs rooming and accurately measures patients’ vital signs and other measurement/indicators as necessary and records in medical record
• Coordinates communication of medical information and confirms information with patient when necessary and document per practice. policy and standards
• Assists patients, as necessary, to prepare for physician exam, including providing psycho-emotional support
• Assists in the collection, labeling and processing specimens timely/accurately
• Assists physician with procedures including preparation of medication as required/needed
• Organizes patient flow so physician can move efficiently from one room to the next
• Provides outbound calls to patients to follow up as directed which may include notifying patients of test results
• Accurately and completely charts information in the patient medical record
• May checkout and schedule follow up visits with provider or appropriate staff before patient leaves
• Receives or initiates patient phone calls
• Answers phones cordially and professionally in a timely manner
• May confirm or reiterate patient symptom using patient’s own words
• Arranges for appropriate appointment or forward to RN or provider for review/recommendation
• Documents all encounters and patient interactions accurately and completely in the electronic medical record
• Processes physician orders
• Performs any clinical functions within scope of license as ordered by physician
• Responds promptly to patient needs and requests
• Reviews patient charts before the visit to ensure that test results, therapy reports etc. are available
• Provides appropriate instructions to patient as directed by physician
• Cleans, prepares, organizes and re-stocks exam rooms
• Cleans and ensures the proper maintenance occurs for all exam rooms and sterilize instruments as trained
• Ensures that required teaching supplies are restocked and readily available
• Stocks and supplies exam rooms according to standards and patient needs
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years clinic LPN experience