LPN/Medical Assistant - Endocrinology

Description

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Clinic provides support to providers in the delivery of timely, quality patient health care services in a clinic environment.

Some duties may include collecting patient information and data, provide patient care, communicate with patient, and care team member.

May work in a team supporting multiple providers. Individuals in this role will work in an outpatient clinic setting.

Principle Responsibilities

• Provides patient care support as delegated by Provider or RN
• Administers therapies including medications, scheduling follow up visits (and prior authorization) or other support unique to a specialty provider.
• Provides patient care pre / post encounter or procedure, preventative or other health information. RN.
• Collaborates with Provider and team on improving and managing quality goals.
• May start, monitor, and discontinue IVs (dependent on site needs and training).
• Rooms patients, manages patient flow and obtains adequate patient medical information / data.
• Performs rooming and accurately measures patients’ vital signs and other measurement / indicators as necessary and records in medical record.
• Coordinates communication of medical information and confirms information with patient when necessary and document per practice. policy and standards
• Assists patients, as necessary, to prepare for physician exam, including providing psycho-emotional support.
• Assists in the collection, labeling and processing specimens timely / accurately.
• Assists physician with procedures including preparation of medication as required / needed.
• Organizes patient flow so physician can move efficiently from one room to the next.
• Provides outbound calls to patients to follow up as directed which may include notifying patients of test results.
• Accurately and completely charts information in the patient medical record.
• May checkout and schedule follow up visits with provider or appropriate staff before patient leaves.
• Receives or initiates patient phone calls.
• Answers phones cordially and professionally in a timely manner.
• May confirm or reiterate patient symptom using patient's own words.
• Arranges for appropriate appointment or forward to RN or provider for review / recommendation.
• Documents all encounters and patient interactions accurately and completely in the electronic medical record.
• Processes physician orders.
• Performs any clinical functions within scope of license as ordered by physician.
• Responds promptly to patient needs and requests.
• Reviews patient charts before the visit to ensure that test results, therapy reports etc. are available.
• Provides appropriate instructions to patient as directed by physician.
• Cleans, prepares, organizes and re-stocks exam rooms.
• Cleans and ensures the proper maintenance occurs for all exam rooms and sterilize instruments as trained.
• Ensures that required teaching supplies are restocked and readily available.
• Stocks and supplies exam rooms according to standards and patient needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Associate's or Vocational degree from a Board of Nursing approved LPN program

Preferred Qualifications

Two years clinic LPN experience

Licenses / Certifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse MN BON or Licensed Practical Nurse Wisconsin (if working in Wisconsin or interacting with Wisconsin patients remotely)
• Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below : Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire)

Physical Demands

Light Work :

Lifting weight Up to 20 lbs. occasionally, Up to 10 lbs. frequently