LPN - Physician Office

Job Profile Summary: Collaborates with the practice surgeons, physician assistants, staff, and leadership to support the practice and ensure excellent care of surgical patients. Acts as a liaison between the clinical staff and the patients, focusing on patient education both prior and post-surgery. Coordinates with lead medical assistant to provide oversight for Clinical Operations of the practice.

Responsibilities included but not limited to the following:

Supports the delivery of patient care.

• Prepares New patient consult form prior to visit.
• Stocks and prepares exam rooms for the day ahead based on the clinician’s preferences.
• Prepares procedure trays for post-surgical patient follow up and aesthetics patients.
• Prepares patient for exam as required by chief complaint.
• Provides general medical treatment such as administering medications, applying appliances, dressings, assisting clinician with tissue expander fills and drain removal, and stitch removal.
• Obtains specimens for processing and completes order for Lab.
• Phone triage of surgical patients -intake, documentation of conversation and chief complaint. Communicates and works closely with surgeons and PAs to ensure patient problems are resolved.
• Monitor emails for patient communications.
• Fills out Patient disability forms.
• Ability to make appointments in the EMR.

Supports Care Management Efforts

• Leads patient education efforts.
• Collaborates with Lead Medical assistant to maintain par level of clinical supplies for facility.
• Performs daily regulatory testing as required and documents accordingly to ensure that all clinical equipment is accurate and compliant.
• Do monthly inventory expiration checks.

Required Experience

• Minimum of 6 months experience in a physician office. Hospital and facility experience not necessary but appreciated. Oncology experience is not necessary, but helpful.

Required Education

• Graduate of approved LPN School of Nursing

Training/Certification/Licensure

• Current NJ LPN License. Current CPR certification.