LPN (Primary Care, Palm Bay)

Nemours is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (Primary Care, Palm Bay), FULL-TIME, to join our Primary Care team in Palm Bay, Florida.  

Nemours primary care practices provide a kid-friendly, family-centered pediatric primary care experience for families in Central Florida. With 20 primary care and three urgent care practices conveniently located throughout the region, we provide quality, professional pediatric services with special attention on preventive care and whole-child wellness.

This position is responsible for: The LPN acts as a liaison between the patient and physician/provider. The LPN assists physicians, other nurses, and additional medical care team members in the delivery of care to pediatric patients.

1. Performs complete and accurate patient assessment or reassessment.
   1. Screens patients for appropriate information and instructs them in the collection of specimens.
   2. Provides education to the patient and/or parent/guardian in a manner that the recipient understands in order to contribute to positive patient care outcomes and patient satisfaction.
2. Coordinates clinic flow:
   1. Greets patients and families and prepares them for provider examination.
   2. Confirms patient ID using two identifier (name and DOB) and rooms patients
   3. Obtain vital signs
   4. Obtain and prepare laboratory specimens
   5. Performance of in-office laboratory test and entering results in patient chart
   6. Performance of laboratory controls and ensures within range. Trouble shoots any out-of-range control.
   7. Administer immunizations according to guidelines
   8. Administer prescribed medications including oral, injectable, and inhaled according to guidelines.
   9. Reviews and prepares charts for clinic visits.
   10. Perform spirometry
   11. Trouble shoot equipment
   12. Actively participates in team huddles
   13.  Exhibits 200% accountability
3. Maintains and reviews medical record, and other patient information, and ensures appropriate documentation is available for provider review
   1. Check laboratory results, posttests and exam results are in chart as required
   2. Follow up on cultures, labs, outside testing ordered and discharge summaries (hospital/ER/UC)
   3. Enter and complete telephone encounters per protocol
   4. Ensure inbasket pools are completed timely
   5. Monitors voicemail
   6. Previews patient charts and assist with identifying gaps in care
4. Prepares equipment and rooms and assists physician/provider during treatments, examinations, procedures and testing of patients.
5. Maintains clinical supplies and organizes exam rooms.
   1. Keeps exam rooms clean and stocked of all needed supplies
   2. Ensures medications and immunizations are safely stored in an appropriate area as designated by law and departmental policy and that medication and immunization expiration dates are evaluated on a monthly schedule.
6. Ensures provider’s orders are carried out
   1. Arrange patient diagnostic testing at outside facilities including completion of prior authorization
   2. Schedule referrals for appointments, home care, radiology, and other requests
   3. Call pharmacies prescription orders/refills
   4. Work Healthy Planet reports and Care Gaps
7. Responds to phone calls and gives advice as dictated, according to established guidelines
   1. Works with schedulers to schedule patients according to orders
   2. Answers or returns calls in a courteous and timely manner and documents calls according to established guidelines

Job Requirements

• Specialized (1 year of training beyond high school) required.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience required.
• Valid State of Florida LPN License required.
• AHA BLS Certification required upon hire.

What We Offer  

• Competitive base compensation in the top quartile of the market
• Annual incentive compensation that values clinical activity, academic accomplishments and quality improvement
• Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
• 403B with employer match
• Licensure, CME and dues allowance
• Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• For those living and working in Florida, enjoy the benefit of no state income tax. Those based in Delaware benefit from the state's moderate tax structure.

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