Job Title

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – Primary Care – RTP

Department Summary:

Avance Care - RTP offers comprehensive family medicine and lab services in one location. For adults, services include internal and family medicine, annual physicals, preventive care, sick visits, immunizations, chronic illness management, women's health care, and diagnostic tests like lab work and X-rays. For children and adolescents, care includes well-child visits, routine checkups, physicals, immunizations, and management of conditions like asthma, allergies, and diabetes.

Clinic Hours:

7:00AM-5:00PM Monday – Friday. No weekends.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates competence in patient care skills within the scope of practice for the Licensed Practical Nurse to include assisting with exams and procedures, administering medications, reinforcing patient education, and other procedures as directed by the physician.
• Answers, appropriately triages & documents patients phone and portal messages
• Appropriately attends to patient and pharmacy  medication refill requests
• Obtains medication prior authorizations
• Processes orders, returns patient calls, and notifies patients of diagnostic results as directed by the physician.
• Administer vaccines and injections
• Escort patients to and from exam rooms and treatment rooms
• Record patient data prior to each physician’s visit, including but not limited to, vital signs, (temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiration), height, weight, head circumference, allergies, and medication changes
• Obtain necessary patient records as required by physician and verify consent prior to treatment or procedures
• Documents care provided in the patient's medical record.
• Assists with the maintenance of adequate supplies, and performs and documents medical equipment safety checks.
• Maintains compliance with established safety and regulatory guidelines, including HIPAA, OSHA, and infection prevention policies and procedures. Participates in office performance improvement activities.
• Demonstrates good customer service skills when interacting with patients, families, and visitors. Exhibits effective communication skills and team work.

Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED, required

Graduate of accredited practical nursing program, required

Current NC LPN licensure required

5+ years, or more experience in an outpatient clinic setting such as Internal Medicine, Primary Care, or Family Medicine required

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, required

Avance Care provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to religion, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, alienage or citizenship status, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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