LPN - Family Practice Nurse

Job Title: LPN - Family Practice

Excela Health is seeking a skilled and compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our Family Practice team. As an LPN, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality patient care and contributing to the success of our healthcare organization.

Job Summary:

The LPN will work closely with our healthcare team to deliver exceptional patient care, perform various clinical tasks, and maintain accurate records. This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated and detail-oriented individual to grow their career in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver direct and indirect patient care in accordance with the LPN Practice Act, hospital and/or physician practice policies, procedures, protocols, and other professional standards of care.
• Collect patient health care data, including vital signs, weight, chief complaint, and pain assessment, focusing on the physical, psychosocial, age, cultural, and spiritual needs of the patient.
• Involve the patient/family and other healthcare providers when appropriate.
• Complete patient care treatments/testing as ordered by the physician.
• Administer medications/immunizations using appropriate routes and techniques specific to the age of the patient.
• Comply with the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of documentation.
• Provide education and instruction, within their scope of practice, to patients and families.
• Assist in assessing the patient's educational needs and identifying educational barriers.
• Provide educational material and/or instructions based on assessed needs.
• Document all education/instruction provided, including topic, individual provided to, and understanding.
• Maintain a collaborative relationship with physicians to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Prepare patients for examination, treatments, and procedures.
• Assist the physician with treatments and procedures as requested.
• Provide for patient safety in compliance with hospital and physician practice policies.
• Utilize two forms of patient identification before implementing any form of patient care.
• Label all patient specimens with identifiers per policy.
• Use patient identifiers on all written documentation, including notes and point-of-care testing results.
• Assist in compliance with all regulatory agency requirements.
• Perform quality control testing for all point-of-care testing per policy.
• Participate in non-punitive medication reporting.
• Adhere to infection control processes, including standard precautions, to reduce the risk of acquiring or transmitting infections.
• Demonstrate leadership by utilizing the concepts inherent to the practice of professional nursing.
• Demonstrate an ability to solve problems independently and seek assistance from the immediate supervisor when appropriate.
• Maintain accountability for actions taken.
• Delegate patient care appropriately.
• Effectively function as a resource person.
• Act as a patient advocate.
• Perform effectively in the role of preceptor/mentor to new hires and/or students.
• Assist in maintaining/decreasing organizational/departmental costs.
• Assist in the department's compliance with JCAHO and other regulatory agencies.
• Participate in continuous survey readiness for inspections and surveys.
• Coordinate communications between patients/families and physician practice, pharmacies, specialists, and insurance carriers.
• Provide advice based on protocols and physician instructions and direct patients to the appropriate level of care.
• Facilitate patients' access to prescription refills based on physician order based on the patient's financial status or insurance coverage.
• Support performance improvement initiatives with the physician practice.
• Assist in data collection as directed by the manager/physician.
• Incorporate into practice performance improvement initiatives that have been implemented.
• Maintain the environment of care.
• Ensure that supplies in patient care areas are replenished daily.
• Consistently maintain a clean and safe environment.
• Perform point-of-care testing as ordered by the physician.
• Complete all quality control testing per policy.
• Identify results that are out of acceptable range and follow up prior to performing patient testing.
• Use two patient identifiers, name and DOB, prior to testing.
• Accurately record patient test results on appropriate result forms and testing logs.
• Prepare forms, copies records, and respond to requests per policies and procedures.
• Assist in maintaining patients' medical records to facilitate filing and retrieval of information.
• Participate in all other office functions as necessary.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Practical Nursing.
• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous LPN experience.

License, Certification & Clearances:

• Current licensure to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Pennsylvania.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) approved curriculum of the American Heart Association (CPR and AED) program.
• Act 33 with renewal.
• Act 34 with renewal.
• Act 73 FBI Clearance.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities, but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).

Travel required locally between Excela Health locations.

LEAN:

Actively promotes a Lean work culture by performing team member duties to encourage consistent use of Lean principles and processes, including continually seeking work process improvements.

Recognizes the necessity of taking ownership of one's own motivation, morale, performance, and professional development. Strives for behavior consistent with being committed to Excela's missions, vision, and values.

AAP/EEO:

Excela Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

It is the policy of Excela Health to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, non-job-related disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected class.

Excela Health will conform to the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

Ability to perform the Essential Functions listed on the Physical Conditions and ability to perform the Essential Functions on the Working Condition chart below.

Work Environment:

Effective March 2020 or during pandemic: goggles, face shield, and mask are required according to CDC guidelines.

When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.

Physical Condition:

Essential – Absolute Necessity.

Marginal – Minimal Necessity.

Constantly – 5.5 to 8 hours or more or 200 reps/shift.

Frequently – 2.5 to 5.5 hours or more or reps/shift.

Occasionally – 0.25 to 2.5 hours or 2-32 reps/shift.

Rarely – Less than 0.25 hours or less than 2 reps/shift.

Never – No requirement.

Extreme Heat – X.

Extreme Cold – X.

Heights – X.

Confined Spaces – X.

Extreme Noise(>85dB) – X.

Mechanical Hazards – X.

Use of Vibrating Tools – X.

Operates Vehicle (company) – X.

Operates Heavy Equipment – X.

Use of Lifting/Transfer Devices – X.

Rotates All Shifts – X.

20# – X.

8 Hours Shifts – X.

10-12 Hours Shifts – X.

On-Call – X.

Overtime(+8/hrs/shift; 40/hrs/wk) – X.

Travel Between Sites – X.

Direct Patient Care – X.

Respirator Protective Equipment – X.

Eye Protection – X.

Head Protection (hard hat) – X.

Hearing Protection – X.

Hand Protection – X.

Feet, Toe Protection – X.

Body Protection – X.

Latex Exposure – X.

Solvent Exposure – X.

Paint (direct use) Exposure – X.

Dust (sanding) Exposure – X.

Ethylene Oxide Exposure – X.

Cytotoxic (Chemo) Exposure – X.

Blood/Body Fluid Exposure – X.

Chemicals (direct use) Exposure – X.

Mist Exposure – X.

Wax Stripper (direct use) – X.

Non-Ionizing Radiation Exposure – X.

Ionizing Radiation Exposure – X.

Laser Exposure – X.

Physical Demands:

When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.

Essential – Absolute Necessity.

Marginal – Minimal Necessity.

Constantly – 5.5 to 8 hours or more or 200 reps/shift.

Frequently – 2.5 to 5.5 hours or more or reps/shift.

Occasionally – 0.25 to 2.5 hours or 2-32 reps/shift.

Rarely – Less than 0.25 hours or less than 2 reps/shift.

Never – No requirement.

Bending (Stooping) – X.

Sitting – X.

Walking – X.

Climbing Stairs – X.

Climbing Ladders – X.

Standing – X.

Kneeling – X.

Squatting (Crouching) – X.

Twisting/Turning – X.

Keyboard/Computer Operation – X.

Gross Grasp – X.

Fine Finger Manipulation – X.

Hand/Arm Coordination – X.

Pushing/Pulling (lbs of force) – X.

Carry – X.

Transfer/Push/Pull Patients – X.

Seeing Near w/Acuity – X.

Feeling (Sensation) – X.

Color Vision – X.

Hearing Clearly – X.

Pulling/Pushing Objects Overhead – X.

Reaching Above Shoulder Level – X.

Reaching Forward – X.

Lifting Floor to Knuckle – X.

Lifting Seat Pan to Knuckle – X.

Lifting Knuckle to Shoulder – X.

Lifting Shoulder to Overhead – X.

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