Practical Nurse (Telehealth Clinical Technician)
Full-time
Others
Kernersville, North Carol...
8 hours ago
LPN/LVN responsibilities include: Demonstrates knowledge and skills t.....
LPN/LVN responsibilities include:
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills to carry out a full range of practical nursing care and specialized patient care duties to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems in the outpatient setting.
- Assists with patient education and patient groups regarding Telehealth Services.
- Demonstrates ability to manage telephone care to include Telehealth results.
- Demonstrates ability to effectively manage patient flow to maintain timeliness of appointments.
- Utilizes nursing protocols with attention to the individuality of patients, patient safety and evidence-based practice.
- Assists in care coordination and access to specialty care through communication and placing consult per nursing protocols.
- Demonstrates competence in handling of all RME for patient care use and cleaning post procedure. Adheres to all departmental policies and procedures for reprocessing RME.
- Demonstrates working practices that include adherence to Infection Control standards and the safe use and operation of equipment.
- Maintains knowledge of medical equipment with skill sufficient to set-up, operate and maintain functioning. Recognizes and appropriately responds to breakage/malfunctions or loss of equipment, supply deficiencies and fire, safety or environmental hazards. Promptly reports to appropriate personnel for corrective action including the submission of a work order.
- Demonstrates knowledge of universal precautions, medical asepsis and sterile technique with ability to correctly apply these principles and techniques to a variety of patient care situations and to assist others to do so. Utilizes PPE appropriately.
- Participates in the orientation, education and training of less experienced LPNs and shares knowledge, experience, and skills with co-workers in the form of structured in services and 1:1 interaction. Independently seeks out educational opportunities to enhance their nursing practice.
- Maintains professional ethics and conduct with patient and staff.
- Demonstrates flexibility by willingly and promptly accepting changes in work assignment, locations and rendering safe patient care.
- Articulates the mission, vision, and ICARE (Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect and Excellent) values of the Department of Veteran Affairs that reflect positively on the VA to patients, staff, students and visitors
- Readily seeks assistance and guidance by consultation with MD/PA/NP/RN about changes in patient's conditions that requires a higher level of intervention.
- Recognizes and appropriately responds to breakage/malfunctions or loss of equipment, supply deficiencies and fire, safety, or environmental hazards. Promptly reports to appropriate personnel for corrective action.
- Demonstrates ability to close open encounters by close of business daily.
- Reviews view alerts throughout the day and completes by close of business daily.
- Consistently provides verbal and/or written information that is thorough and accurate using clear and concise communication methods to ensure that customers understand.
- Establishes constructive relationships with individual patients/families/co-workers to promote honest and meaningful interactions.
- Consistently communicates with patients/families/co-workers and the general public in a courteous, tactful and helpful manner. Both oral and written communications are provided promptly and are responsive to the customer's needs.
- Effectively engages in several forms of communications to complete work assignments in day-to-day work environment (i.e., instant messaging, secure messaging, e-mail, telephone, verbal, VVC, V-Tel, text pagers etc.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Starting at $62,135 Per Year (GS 7)
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