LPN Team Lead

The LPN provides nursing care to CCHS patients, assisting physicians and nurse practitioners with various aspects of patient care and performing patient testing, as ordered. The LPN helps to ensure smooth patient flow through the clinic and also assists with some clerical responsibilities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists as needed with initiation of medical history and physical assessment. Draws blood and collects other specimens for lab analysis. Prepares for and assists with medical procedures such as GYN exams, wound care, etc.

• Provides telephone triage and initiates follow-up calls directed by the physician or clinic charge nurse. Refers disposition to supervisor and documents in medical record the results of phone call.

• Educates patients and families within the scope of knowledge base; provides informational material as appropriate.

• Assists with staff education and supervision such as preceptorship.

• Responds to inquiries, communicating policies, procedures, and standards to patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees.

• Cleans exam and treatment rooms following patient discharge, appropriately disposing of trash to provide a clean environment; wipes up spills and sanitizes area, as needed.

• Maintains adequate level of supplies, medications, linens, and equipment, requisitioning additional supplies, as needed.

• Ensures patient care equipment is clean and properly functioning, reporting defective equipment and supplies to supervisor.

• Assists with quality improvement activities as directed

• Complete tasks for medication refills as needed for the assigned care team.

• Implement and maintain morning team huddles

• Follow up on STD tracking report for assigned care team

• Oversee VFC program

• Follow up on patients with abnormal labs by calling patients

• Perform daily quality control checks on appropriate clinic equipment and document in log records

• Assist as needed with same day referral request

• Uphold and implement Nursing standing orders and protocols

• May perform other duties as required.

JOBS THIS POSITION DIRECTLY SUPERVISES

Depending upon work site, the LPN may supervise one or more of the following jobs.

Job Title

Number of Incumbents

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education: High school diploma plus specialized training.

Experience: Minimum of one year nursing experience

Licenses or Certifications: LPN, RN, paramedic with TN license. BCLS certified.

Mental Requirements

Level 1 - Requires some concentration and normal attention. Generally, once the job is learned, the tasks can be performed more or less automatically.

Level 2 - Requires high periods of concentration intermittently and normal attention. Generally, even once the job is learned, tasks will require normal attention to deal with recurring variables.

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Level 3 - Requires a high level of concentration and high level of attention intermittently. Generally, the approach to tasks may be consistent, but the number of steps required and/or the number of variables involved creates the possibility of errors unless the incumbent pays close attention.

Physical Requirements

Activity

Approximate % of Time

Comments

Sitting

20%

Average depending on work site

Standing

40%

Average depending on work site

Walking

60%

Average depending on work site

100%

Approximate percentage of time spent lifting, pulling and/or pushing: 30% (average)

Maximum number of pounds required (with or without assistance): 75 - 100 lbs.

Types of objects the incumbent is required to lift/pull/push: Patients, charts, files, supplies

Machines and Equipment Used:

Machines, Equipment, Tools

Approximate % of Time

Degree of Hand:Eye Coordination Required

• Computer

Varies

Normal

• Telephone

Varies

Normal

• Photocopier, fax machine

Varies

Normal

• Needle, syringe

Varies

High

• Various pieces of medical equipment

Varies

Normal to High

Approximate percentage of time incumbent spends in "on-the-job" travel, excluding commuting to regular work location: From no travel to regular travel between work sites

Working Conditions

Medical clinic setting with ongoing exposure to contagious individuals and infectious disease; requires universal precautions. Some exposure to varying weather conditions when travelling between work locations.