Licensed Practical Nurse

Smart Staffing Group

  • Syracuse, New York
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    Routine assistance during exams: set up trays for injections, measure and record progress of patients, take and record vital signs. Responsibilities: Able to perform majority of patient care functions needed in an acute care setting with minimal orientation and supervision.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSyracuse, New York

    Description

    Qualifications: 
    • Current New York State license
    • Able to be certified/re-certified in CPR 
    • Minimum of 1 (one) year of experience required 
    • Prior experience in an inpatient setting preferred 
    • Must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skill
    • Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication skills with patients, family members and other members of the health care team.
    Responsibilities: 
    • Able to perform majority of patient care functions needed in an acute care setting with minimal orientation and supervision
    • Greet patients, direct to exam rooms, prepare for exam
    • Routine assistance during exams: set up trays for injections, measure and record progress of patients, take and record vital signs
    • Assist with general office duties, reception, appointment scheduling, filing and chart preparation
    • Contact various insurance companies to obtain authorizations for physical therapy, MR’s, CT’s, surgery, etc.
    • Contact primary care physicians to obtain referrals on new patients or extensions of referrals on current patients
    • Assist physicians in patient care
    • Maintain exam rooms and all clinical areas
    • Administer injections and assist with paps and other procedures
    • Experience using Electronic Medical Records strongly desired
    • Implements nursing care activities under the direction of the primary or associate nurse as outlined in the nursing care plan
    • Observes and reports patient responses to treatments. Participates in activities related to nursing unit management

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