Purpose of Job The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) assists physicians in daily activities such as preparing patients for examination, phlebotomy, injections, medication proposals, phone triage, and handling prescription renewals/inquiries. Precision and accuracy in maintaining detailed reports is important in relaying information to the doctors or to the patients.
Clinic Nurse Supervisor Job Summary
Direct, plan, and coordinate the clinical operations of the clinic.
Responsible for the education, training, and supervision of clinic medical (LPN,MA, LRT, phlebotomist) personnel, including performance reviews and skill check assessments.
Maintains the clinic staffing schedule, manages time off requests of clinical staff, and addresses all issues of clinic medical staff coverage.
Maintains appropriate and effective communication efforts with staff, customers, patientsand providers to promote positive relations at all time.
Provide employees with the necessary support and tools to perform their jobs well.
Maintain an open line of communication for patients, providers, and clinical staff
Work with clinical staff to solve problems and handle emergencies
Coordinate employee reviews of clinical staff
Resolve employee scheduling issues
Supervise Medical Assistant job assignments
All Laboratory policies and procedures
All CLIA lab documentation logs (quality control logs) and other logs.
Office supply of medication including controlled substances
Patient samples inventory and log
Clinic Medical Supply Management (ordering within budget, expired medications)
Only nurses will be considered for this position and this supervisor position includes duties of an LPN.
Miscellaneous Duties:
OSHA training of all staff
Periodic meetings with providers and office manager
Attends provider meeting to establish MA meeting topics for the General Staff monthly meetings.
Requirements:
Education:
High School Diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required.
Licensed Practical Nurse requires graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Experience:
Licensed Practical Nurse
Previous Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at least 1 year direct patient care required
Phlebotomy experience required.
License/Certifications:
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
Current valid Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) License, valid license to work in Nebraska or temporary permit while awaiting licensure required.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:
Knowledge of medical terminology, diseases, and other illnesses.
Skill to effectively manage time and prioritize tasks.
Skill to proficiently type information into the computer to capture or detail information quickly.
Ability to provide caring patient care services when talking with patients and their family members.
Ability to critically listen to questions from patients and information from providers to convey information effectively.
Ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve problems before they occur and avoid bigger problems in the future.
Ability to problem solve during several daily activities which includes the ability to be flexible.
Ability to learn and proficiently navigate through computer programs that contain patient information.
Strong verbal communication skills for positive interaction with providers, staff and patients required.
Able to follow written and verbal instructions/directions required.