Surgery Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

The Chickasaw Nation Medical Center (CNMC) in Ada, Oklahoma, part of the Chickasaw Nation Department of Health (CNDH), offers specialty services in a state-of-the-art facility. 

Description

This position is with the Department of Health at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center. This facility provides professional medical and nursing services to Native American beneficiaries. The Surgery Clinic LPN plans and provides routine patient care by utilizing, participating and documenting the nursing process. Assists with patient teaching and discharge planning as guided by the registered nurse (RN) and appropriate per nursing practice act and facility policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Provides first class customer service - courteous and helpful to all internal and external customer types
  • Answers questions in a courteous and professional manner
  • Partners with internal and external services as needed to ensure appropriate referral is made
  • Greets and engages with a smile
  • Determines needs, seeks positive experience and outcomes
• Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
• Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
  
  • Maintains general upkeep of work area and maintains a safe environment
  • Maintains and promotes professionalism
  • Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
  • Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards
• Maintains knowledge of and follows all laws, rules, regulations, policies and SOPs for assigned area, e.g. MICS, TICS, hospital standards, health codes, food sanitation, accounting principles, etc.
• Participates in performance improvement activities to measure, assess and improve the quality of assigned work area
  Maintains confidentiality, security, and integrity of data and information in accordance with HIPAA regulations
• Administers CPR as needed according to Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) and NIHSS Credentialing
• Calculates and safely administers all prescribed medications according to nursing standards and facility policy and protocols
• Advocates and participates in patient and patient family education i.e., diagnosis, medications and discharge instructions
• Protects patients rights, dignity and privacy
• Assessment of patients experiencing urgent, emergent, or non-emergent conditions
  
  • Assesses physical needs of all ages of patients
  • Assesses bio-psychosocial needs of all ages of patients
  • Assesses health education needs of all ages of patients
• Provides and advocates age and culturally appropriate, holistic patient care based upon facility mission statements and as outlined in policies and procedures
• Implements interventions appropriate to the age-specific needs of the patient
• Maintains and documents intake and output
• Follows direction of the registered nurse in day to day operations
• Administers vaccinations under the oversight of the registered nurse and according to facility policy
• Documents vaccines according to facility policy
• Sets up and cleans patient rooms and equipment per policy
• Collects patient data in initial screening and documents as necessary
• Assists provider with diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical procedures, exams, specimen collection and other care as directed
• Assists with preparing orders for labs, tests, and medications per provider’s direction
• Notifies the patient of follow-up results as directed by provider
• Assists patients in scheduling appointments
• Facilitates communication between the patient and the medical staff
• Facilitates consults, referrals, and form completion as requested and approved by the medical staff
• Facilitates the check-in and check-out process with the patient
• Mentors, coaches, develops and assists in training in assigned area
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education:

• High school diploma or GED is required.
  
• Diploma of Nursing
• Must have graduated from an accredited LPN program

Experience:

• No previous experience required

Skills:

• Medication administration

Credentials:

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Must obtain BLS within one month of hire; if not current
• Licensed Practical Nurse
• Must pass internal Medication Test
• Pass general background check
• Pass pre-employment drug test

Competencies:

• Able to follow instructions, both written and oral
• Adhere to adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements
• Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability
• Able to read, understand and apply regulations and policies
• Learn and apply laws which directly confer rights
• Knowledge of relevant privacy regulations such as The Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act and Health Insurance 
  Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Able to verbally communicate in a professional and positive manner with other team members, departments, guests and management
• Communicates clinical information to patient in emergent or urgent settings
• Maintains clear and complete employee health records

Working Conditions:

• Fast-paced
• Hospital or Clinic
• Potential exposure to biohazards
• Potential exposure to contagious diseases
• Communications phone, computer
• Communications written, verbal
• May be required to assist individuals who are emotionally disturbed
• Interruptions
• Interacts with clinical, support, technical, professional or management staff in a variety of settings and situations
• Frequently bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach
• Sitting up to 50% of shift
• Frequently assist with lifting patients
• Sometimes lift and or carry up to 50 lbs
• Standing up to 100% of shift
• Walking up to 100% of shift
• Infrequent travel