JOB STATEMENT

JOB FUNCTIONS

• Prepares patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures.
• Provides patients with teaching and informational material to take home, documenting such training and materials in patients’ records.
• Completes pre-screening questionnaires for each patient.
• Measures and records patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
• Collects samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
• Assesses the immunization status and needs of patients and looks for contraindications to receiving vaccines.
• Administers vaccines safely to patients, using proper route of delivery and vaccine handling, and documenting such vaccines in patients’ records.
• Monitors for and manages vaccine adverse events per guidelines.
• Provides phone support in answering patient inquiries or following-up with discharge teaching.
• Maintains adequate vaccine and supply levels, orders vaccines, rotates stock, and stores vaccines as recommended.
• Serves as vaccine coordinator; monitors vaccine temperature ranges and adjusts temperature as needed.
• Assists with various audits and reports to include documentation.
• Sterilizes equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave.
• Properly disposes of sharps and biological wastes.
• Develops and maintains good working relationships with other community agencies.
• Trains and verifies competencies of other LVN and or Medical Assistants
• Functions in collaborative practice with physician(s) and/or nurse practitioner(s) in physician practice or clinic setting.
• Provide comprehensive ambulatory nursing care as directed by physician(s) and/or nurse practitioner(s), including patient and family assessment, intervention, and education.
• Prepares and dispenses medication orally or by injection under the supervision of medical provider.
• Performs other tasks as required by management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education:
  • Practical or Vocational Nursing degree
• Specialized Training/Certifications/Licenses:
  • Texas LVN or LPN License (or equivalent nursing compact state license).
  • Current CPR Certification.
• Experience:
  • 1 yr. preferred
• Knowledge:
  • Bilingual – Fluent in both English and Spanish
• Skills:
  • Computer Literacy
  • Patient-Centered Orientation
  • Cooperation
  • Confidentiality
• Abilities:
  • Must be able to speak, read, write, and comprehend the English language.
  • Ability to stand/walk for majority of the shift.
  • Must be able to bend or stoop.
  • Must be able to lift 20 lbs. unassisted
  • Must be able to physically assist patients that may be in physical distress, fainting/falling or provide general assistance if mobility of patient is impaired.
  • Must have good vision (e.g. near acuity and depth perception)
• Other:
  • Must be able to work on Saturdays.
  • May require some local travel between different clinic locations.
  • Must be able to maintain CPR and immunizations as required by the organization.