LPN Home Nurse

Family Practice Center PC has a part-time home LPN position now available! If you are looking for a work from home position, this could be the nursing position for you!    Candidate must live in Central Pennsylvania.

Below is a listing of the qualifications and job description!   If you are interested, please send your resume today!

Job Title:  Home Team Nurse

Qualifications:

  Education:  Graduate of accredited school of nursing

  Certification/Licensure:  Valid, current Pennsylvania state license to practice professional/practical nursing

  Experience:  Previous experience in a clinic setting preferred

  Alternative to minimum qualifications:  None

General Summary of Duties:  Provides professional nursing care under supervision for clinic patients in Transition of Care (TOC); triage communications between providers, patients, and office staff; address documents and update patient electronic health records and providers appropriately. 

Supervision Received:  Reports directly Nursing Administration

Supervision Exercised:  None

Typical Physical Demands:  Requires vision correctable to 20/20 and hearing to normal range. The ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time.

Typical Working Condition:  Computer and telephonic communication with patients, providers, and office staff.

Expectations of Position – to include but not limited to:

This job requires access to PHI. HIPAA training is required and HIPAA compliance is expected.

Follow procedures according to OSHA.

Follow procedures according to FPC protocol.

Knowledge of the principals and skills needed for professional nursing to provide patient care and treatment.

Knowledge of examination, diagnostic and treatment room procedures.

Knowledge of medications and their effects on patients.

Knowledge of patient education principals to develop a self-care program.

Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment.

Skill in administering a variety of treatments and medications as directed.

Demonstrates ability to be confident, personable, self-motivated and function with tact and poise in all situations.

Demonstrates the capability of making rapid and clinically accurate decisions based on evidence based practice.

Demonstrates basic computer skills.

Skill in recording and writing reports.

Skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with patients, medical staff, employees and the general public.

Ability to maintain quality control standards.

Ability to recognize problems and recommend solutions.

Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.

Ability to interpret, adapt and apply guidelines and procedures.

Ability to communicate clearly.

Ability to follow oral and written directions.

Examples of Duties – to include but not limited to:

Performs general nursing assessment of patients. Reinforces prescribed medication regimes and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.

Observes, records and reports patient’s condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to the physician.

Schedules appointments and ensures preferences are given to patients in emergency situations.

Screens patients for appropriate information.  Instructs patients in collection of samples and tests as necessary.

Coordinates patient care with other providers, case managers, and ancillary services.

Responds to and directs incoming phone calls. Instructs patient and family regarding medication and treatment instruction.  Instructs patients in self-care programs and participates in all aspects of patient education.

Updates, reviews and prepares patient charts.

Attends required meetings and participates in committees as requested.

Participates in professional development activities and maintains professional affiliations.

Maintains patient confidentiality.

Performs related work as required following all established company protocols.

Responsible for improving the overall quality and completeness of clinical documentation.

Ensures the accuracy and completeness of clinical information used for measuring and reporting physician and medical center outcomes.

Educates members of the health care team on an ongoing basis.

Outstanding written, verbal, telephone and interpersonal communication skills including time management and prioritization of tasks.

Integrate professional nursing theory into telehealth and onsite nursing practice to effectively manage patients over the phone, in the home or community; utilize judgment and best practice decision-making skills in telehealth nursing