WVU Medicine
Location
Ripley, West Virginia
The LPN is responsible for preparing patients and examination rooms for physician visits and assisting with medical treatments and procedures. Additional duties include managing patient charts, administering immunizations, and coordinating with pharmacies.
Candidates must hold a current unencumbered licensure as a practical nurse from the WV Board of Practical Nursing or a multi-state licensure through the eNLC. A current CPR certification is required, and prior experience as an LPN is preferred.
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. Current unencumbered licensure with the WV Board of Practical Nursing, or appropriate state board where services will be provided, as a practical nurse OR current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). 2. Current CPR required.
EXPERIENCE: 1. Experience as an LPN CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned. 1. Check examining rooms daily - clean and stock as required. 2. Prepare patients for the physician. For example: weigh patients, measure patients, perform tests as necessary. 3. Clean examining room after patient leaves. 4. Carry out physician orders, ie. give injections, make appointments, clean and bandage wounds, do assigned treatments. 5. Assist physician and/or Nurse Practitioner with treatments. 6. Screen incoming calls - decide if the physician and/or Nurse Practitioner needs to see or call patient. 7. Inform parents how to care for and what to expect from their illness. 8. Periodically check entire work area including waiting rooms and tidy up as necessary 9. Record test (lab, radiology, etc.) results in patient charts and contact patients as necessary regarding tests 10. Collect Urine Drug Screen Specimens and do proper paperwork. 11. Perform Breath Alcohol Tests 12. Perform Well Child exam and administer immunizations. 13. Contact pharmacies to authorize prescribed medication for patients. 14. Pull and process patient charts for next day. This includes such items as stamping, adding sheets, updating immunizations 15. Thoroughly clean and stock each examination room weekly 16. Make patient appointments 17. Perform filing, answer phone, and other duties as assigned by the physician PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. Heavy/Hard work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, positioning of patients, standing, walking, carrying or patients, materials and equipment weighing 40+ lbs WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Additional
Primary Location MOB3, assisting GYN and Urology as needed if need is immanent Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Non-Exempt) Company: JAX Jackson General Hospital Cost Center: 8550 JAX Gynecology MOB 3 Address: 122 Pinnell St Ripley West Virginia Equal Opportunity Employer West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. Thank you for your interest in working for WVUM. Please explore our open opportunities in the list below and apply for any positions in which you would like to be considered. You'll be able to keep track of your progress on our site. The West Virginia University Health System is West Virginia’s largest health system and the state’s largest employer with more than 3,400 licensed beds, 4,600 providers, 35,000 employees, and $7 billion in total operating revenues. The Health System is comprised of 25 hospitals – including J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, an 880-bed academic medical center, and the 150-bed WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia – and five institutes. To learn more, visit WVUMedicine.org.
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