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About the Role
Performing nursing care is essential to the assessment, promotion, maintenance and restoration of patient’s health and wellness.
Responsibilities
- Ensure rooms and instruments are clean for patient use.
- Perform necessary vitals on patient.
- Ensure that the patient’s history is complete (e.g., immunization records, allergy to medications, birth weight).
- Obtain a summary of patient complaints and document any immunizations needed.
- Read previous visits to obtain a follow-up plan as needed.
- Assist doctors in any necessary procedures.
- Make patient and prescription calls as needed.
- Perform sensory screening as needed.
- Fill out any necessary paperwork for patients (e.g., school forms, medication forms).
- Call hospitals to obtain any necessary results (e.g., lab and x-ray results).
- Contact insurance companies to obtain the necessary authorization for certain procedures.
- Complete any necessary referrals and referral cover sheets for doctor approval.
- Set up any home therapies for patient use.
- Teach patients when necessary (e.g., breathing treatments, newborn care).
- Keep a clean, safe, and organized work environment for patients and staff.
- Attend any necessary meetings to become up to date on changes in protocol and procedures.
- Work as a team with nursing and front office staff for optimal patient care.
- Assist the doctor in emergency situations.
- Keep expiration dates current on all sample medications and formulas.
- Keep medications and supplies on the crash cart current.
- Administer immunizations and medicine injections.
- Follow any OSHA and Safety requirements for rooms and documentation.
- Other various duties as assigned, including cross training in other functional areas.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Graduate from an accredited practical/technical school of nursing.
- LPN and Active CPR certification required.
- One year's work experience in a medical office setting preferred.
- Ability to perform necessary vital signs for pediatrics and obtain patient histories.
- Knowledge of basic medical terminology, and immunization requirements for children.
- Ability to assess emergency situations and act accordingly.
- Maintain effective working relationships with patients, employees, and the public.
- Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
- Occasionally lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
- Frequent exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medical preparations, and other conditions common to an office environment.
- Adhere to all organizational information security policies and protect all sensitive information including but not limited to ePHI and PHI (Protected Health Information) in accordance with organizational policy, Federal, State, and local regulations.
Skills
- Knowledge of computer desired
Location
- U.S. based
Work Type
- May rotate working in the office and remote/telework.
Experience Level
- One year's work experience in a medical office setting preferred.
Education Level
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Graduate from an accredited practical/technical school of nursing.
About the Company
- Pediatric Associates was founded in Hollywood, FL in 1955.
- The same clinician-led, evidence-based, medical home passion is a unifying driver for those who join Pediatric Associates Family of Companies.
- The Pediatric Associates Family of Companies is a growing team of Pediatricians and Pediatric Care Teammates who are excited to be part of the first nationwide Pediatric Primary Care Medical Home.
- We further our uniqueness by ensuring the clinician voice is leading our medical home innovations.