Reporting to the Manager, ID Clinical Services, the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Infectious Disease (ID) will be instrumental in providing outstanding nursing support and assistance to patient treatment plan development. The role will grow and build an excellent patient care experience everyday through evaluation and treatment services to patients and their families suffering from infectious disease diagnoses.
HOW YOU’LL SUCCEED ____________________________________________________________________
Consult and collaborate with staff and providers to correctly execute appropriate plan of care.
Obtain vital signs for each patient prior to the provider visit.
Provide client education regarding medication and health promotion.
Build nursing evaluations and assist in the admission process for new clients.
Serve as a subject matter expert for patients on calls when answering questions or gathering information.
Track and review medical record and lab results.
Assists with tracking in the Addiction Service Condition registry.
Complete appropriate documentation in the medical record to comply with state, federal, and departmental policies when sharing/documenting patient care data.
Coordinate excellent patient care with staff of outside healthcare facilities or emergency rooms when necessary.
Create an outstanding reputation when assisting in community outreach.
Exhibit a non-judgmental, empathetic and a fully supportive approach when communicating with patients, families, and staff.
Ensure quality of care by implementing nursing philosophies and standards of care; enforcing adherence to state board of nursing requirements and to other governing company regulations.
Ensure sensitivity to cultural diversity and maintains age-related competence for the population serviced.
Monitors operation of medical equipment by verifying equipment availability, completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer's instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
Maintain your individual clinical and professional knowledge and skill through formal and informal educational experiences.
Maintain professional licensure and requirements as designated by the Ohio Board of Nursing.
Participate in quality assurance and utilization review activities.
Maintain clear communication with co-workers, referents or designated liaison person.
Comply with all agency policies and procedures.
Maintain all aspects of HIPAA, promoting patient confidentiality and right to privacy.
May be required to perform telehealth services as determined by Signature Health.
Adherence and completion of compliance training provided by Signature Health.
Responsible for and completes all productivity/documentation requirements.
Participate in all assigned staff meetings and staff development programs.
Demonstrate appropriate attendance and punctuality in adherence with Signature Health policies.
WORKING CONDITIONS ___________________________________________________________________
Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office/clinical work environment.
While hours of operation are generally standard, flexibility to work evenings and extended hours may be required.
Requires periods of sitting, standing, telephone, and computer work.
Hearing: adequate to hear clients or patients in person, over the telephone or through telehealth technology.
Speaking: adequate to speak to clients or patients in person, over the telephone or through telehealth technology.
Vision: Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens.
Physical effort required: occasional lifting and carrying items weighing up to 15 pounds, unassisted.
Possible exposure to blood borne pathogens while performing job duties.
Frequent bending, reaching, and repetitive hand movements, standing, walking, squatting and sitting, with some lifting, pushing and pulling exerted regularly throughout a regular workday.
Sufficient dexterity to operate a PC and other office equipment.
This Success Profile is not an exhaustive list of all functions or requirements that you may be required to perform; you may be required to perform other job-related assignments as requested by your supervisor or the company. You must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily; however, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable you to perform the essential functions of this job, absent undue hardship. Signature Health may revise this Success Profile at any time, with or without advanced notice.
All employees of Signature Health are required to comply with the Signature Health Annual Influenza Vaccination Policy. This policy requires employees to obtain an annual flu vaccination. A medical and/or religious exemption may be submitted for review by the Signature Health Review Committee. Exemption requests are not guaranteed to be approved.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
