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Foundation Health Partners · 16 hours ago

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Internal Medicine/Senior Care Clinic

Fairbanks, AK

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$25.88/hr - $40.44/hr

1+ years exp

Foundation Health Partners is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to join their Senior Care Clinic to enhance the quality of life for elderly patients. In this role, you will assist healthcare providers by performing clinical tasks and managing patient records while ensuring personalized care for seniors.

Health CarePrimary and Urgent Care

Responsibilities

Assists healthcare providers by performing clinical tasks, managing patient records, and facilitating communication between patients and their care teams

Observes, compiles and reports the patient's physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs

Contributes to plan of care under direction of registered nurse, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input

Implements care based on delegated interventions identified in care plan and medical orders, within scope of practice

Provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements

May delegate and provide supervision in the provision of care to non-licensed personnel, in accordance with state scope of practice

Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided

Reports condition of patient, including signs and symptoms which may be indicative of change in the patient's condition to the registered nurse and/or physician

Observes and reports patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members

Documents observation, implementation and data in the patient record

May plan, organize, develop and coordinate the completion of documentation and the input of patient assessment data as required by federal regulation

Maintains, updates and revises required documentation according to patient changes in condition, as regulated by federal and/or state guidelines

Effectively communicates and coordinates with members of the interdisciplinary team regarding appropriate functional/care level and transition to another level

Performs audits related to the reimbursement documentation and the quality management process

May coordinate the admission process including new resident evaluations

Provides verbal and written communication to residents, families and referrals sources regarding the process for admission to the center

Facilitates problem solving with residents, families, referral sources, insurance companies and clinical staff

Qualification

LPNLVN licenseBLS certificationIV therapy programAcute care experiencePatient careDocumentation skillsCommunication skillsCollaborative skills

Required

Must possess a current, valid LPN or LVN license in state of practice, temporary LPN or LVN license in state of practice, or compact LPN or LVN licensure for current state of practice

BLS certification is required

Additional certification or continuing education may be required based on area of practice

Completion of a state approved IV therapy program may be required in certain facilities and/or departments in accordance with state scope of practice, regulatory requirements or facility/ department policy

Foundation Registry and Travel positions require a minimum of one year experience in an acute care hospital setting

Experience must include working in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as a LPN or LVN in the specialty area