LPN - Behavioral Health

Essential Duties and Major responsibilities:
• Prepares patients for visits with providers by performing and recording vital signs (including: blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, weight, and other procedures as needed)
• Reviews patients’ medical records for completeness and updates prior to patients’ visit
• Assists in routine physical examinations by preparing the patient, the equipment, and supplies, and assisting the provider as needed
• Assists in preparing patients for routine diagnostic procedures (i.e. urine specimens) and performing selected screening tests (including: urine dipsticks, urine hCG, and rapid strep throat cultures)
• Assists in preparing routine diagnostic request forms
• Books patients for tests and appointments with outside facilities and/or specialists
• Executes medical orders for specific drugs, treatments, and other diagnostic or therapeutic procedures • Administers and records medication administration consistent with his/her knowledge of pharmacology in accordance with health center policy
• Participates in preventive health teaching and education pertinent to procedures being conducted • Provides case management type oversight to an identified patient population as assigned by the Nursing Coordinator • Provides guidance to non-clinical staff regarding clinical issues (i.e. phone triage)
• Near visual acuity to observe changes in health/illness status of patients. Manual skills required include good eye and hand coordination in combination with finger dexterity for administration of injections, treatments, etc. Good color vision is required for perceiving changes in skin color and colors of medicines, solutions, etc.
• Work is of medium demand, walking and standing.
• Occasional lifting of patients with assistance, reaching, handling and fingering of instruments and equipment and caring of patient needs.
• Hearing to distinguish difference in heartbeat and breathing of patients and to hear instructions. • Near visual acuity to read gauges and dials on equipment.
• Color vision for perceiving changes in patient's skin color or color of solutions.
• Able to lift 40 lbs.
• Managing patient care is a team effort that involves clinical and non-clinical staff interacting with patients • Demonstrate understanding and commitment of the health center mission
• Demonstrate understanding and commitment to the established CHC Values and Standards • Performs other job related duties as required or assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
• High School Diploma or GED, Licensed Practical Nursing or equivalent required
• Minimum 1 year similar work, internship or volunteer experience required
• Currently licensed to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Bilingual in Spanish and/or Hmong is a plus
• Work experience equivalent to one year as an LPN in an ambulatory medical office environment • Computer skills for accurate data entry
• AHA BLS Health Care Provider certification or equivalent
• Demonstrated interpersonal relationship skills
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills in English
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced medical office environment
Competencies: Individual departments will develop competencies which will be communicated and maintained through CHC’s performance evaluation system.
Supervision Exercised: None, however, may be designated as Nurse of the Day by the Nursing Coordinator and be responsible for providing guidance to the Medical Assistants in order to maintain clinic flow
Environmental Working Conditions: Usual working environment found in outpatient primary care office setting. Exposure to blood products, body fluids, cleaning solutions, and medications.
Physical and Mental Requirements: The physical and mental demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job with or without a reasonable accommodation. Physical
requirements include near visual acuity to observe changes in health/illness status of patients. Manual skills required include good eye and hand coordination in combination with finger dexterity for administration of injections, treatments, etc. Good color vision is required for perceiving changes in skin color and colors of medicines, solutions, etc.