LPN Ambulatory Care Specialist

2 weeks ago


Hiram, Georgia, United States Wellstar Health System Full time
Job Summary

The LPN Ambulatory Care Specialist works under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Nurse Manager and functions within the LPN Scope of Practice. This role provides care for patients, including age-appropriate interventions that meet physical, emotional, developmental, psychosocial, and educational needs. The LPN is responsible for coordinating and delivering high-quality care, including preparing patients for exams, assisting during treatments, coordinating tests and follow-up care, and recording treatment in medical records. Additionally, the LPN assists with patient and family education, attends and participates in staff meetings, in-services, special projects, and continued education, and performs other duties as necessary.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions
  • Direct Patient Care: Assesses and assists with managing patients' total needs following physician orders with RN oversight and utilization of the nursing process. Performs routine nursing procedures to meet the needs of the patient under the supervision of RN. Meets established productivity standards. Demonstrates knowledge and skill in accessing, de-accessing ports, including flushing the line and sterile technique. Demonstrates knowledge and skill in medication administration as defined within scope for WHS. Seeks training, supervision, or direction from leadership as needed. May delegate tasks to unlicensed staff, as appropriate and within their scope of practice.
  • Provides Relationship-Based Patient-Centered Care: Provides care that is consistent with population-specific characteristics (e.g., age, gender, disease, etc.) in a culturally sensitive manner. Always partners with the patient, significant others, and/or family (as appropriate) to promote a comfortable and safe environment for the delivery of care, making the patient's goals the focus of the plan of care.
  • Coordination of Services for Episode of Care: Coordinates care and services with RN and other team members. Informs RN, physician, midlevel, and/or clinical supervisor or manager of changes in patients' condition, as appropriate. Collaborates with RN to develop and revise individual plan of care based on patient need and physician order.
  • Patient/Caregiver Education: Serves as patient educator to foster self-care or caregiver support for the patient. Utilizes teach-back to ensure patient and/or caregiver understand self-care.
  • Staff Education and Professional Development: Participates in the orientation and education of new employees and nursing students as appropriate. Responsible for attending continuing education and in-services as directed and needed. Accepts responsibility to remain current in clinical knowledge for the care of the oncology patient.
  • Communication and Documentation: Responsible for accurate completion of required documentation within established timeframe. Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate application of regulatory guidelines. Responsible for checking voice mail box when working as triage, returning patient phone calls, and returning calls as appropriate. Responsible for checking work email daily.
Requirements
  • Previous healthcare experience preferred and experience in oncology, ambulatory, outpatient setting.
  • Positive leadership, problem-solving skills, strong organizational and time management skills. Strong assessment and clinical skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Computer skills required.


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