LPN (Primary Care, Vero Beach)

Job Description

Nemours is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (Primary Care, Vero Beach), FULL-TIME, to join our Primary Care team in Vero Beach, Florida.

Nemours primary care practices provide a kid-friendly, family-centered pediatric primary care experience for families in Central Florida. With 20 primary care and three urgent care practices conveniently located throughout the region, we provide quality, professional pediatric services with special attention on preventive care and whole-child wellness.

This position is responsible for : The LPN acts as a liaison between the patient and physician / provider. The LPN assists physicians, other nurses, and additional medical care team members in the delivery of care to pediatric patients.

Performs complete and accurate patient assessment or reassessment.

Screens patients for appropriate information and instructs them in the collection of specimens.

Provides education to the patient and / or parent / guardian in a manner that the recipient understands in order to contribute to positive patient care outcomes and patient satisfaction.

Coordinates clinic flow :

Greets patients and families and prepares them for provider examination.

Confirms patient ID using two identifier (name and DOB) and rooms patients

Obtain vital signs

Obtain and prepare laboratory specimens

Performance of in-office laboratory test and entering results in patient chart

Performance of laboratory controls and ensures within range. Trouble shoots any out of range control.

Administer immunizations according to guidelines

Administer prescribed medications including oral, injectable, and inhaled according to guidelines.

Reviews and prepares charts for clinic visits.

Perform spirometry

Trouble shoot equipment

Actively participates in team huddles

Exhibits 200% accountability

Maintains and reviews medical record, and other patient information, and ensures appropriate documentation is available for provider review

Check laboratory results, post tests and exam results are in chart as required

Follow up on cultures, labs, outside testing ordered and discharge summaries (hospital / ER / UC)

Enter and complete telephone encounters per protocol

Ensure inbasket pools are completed timely

Monitors voicemail

Previews patient charts and assist with identifying gaps in care

Prepares equipment and rooms and assists physician / provider during treatments, examinations, procedures and testing of patients.

Maintains clinical supplies and organizes exam rooms.

Keeps exam rooms clean and stocked of all needed supplies

Ensures medications and immunizations are safely stored in an appropriate area as designated by law and departmental policy and that medication and immunization expiration dates are evaluated on a monthly schedule.

Ensures provider’s orders are carried out

Arrange patient diagnostic testing at outside facilities including completion of prior authorization

Schedule referrals for appointments, home care, radiology, and other requests

Call pharmacies prescription orders / refills

Work Healthy Planet reports and Care Gaps

Responds to phone calls and gives advice as dictated, according to established guidelines

Works with schedulers to schedule patients according to orders

Answers or returns calls in a courteous and timely manner and documents calls according to established guidelines

Job Requirements

Specialized (1 year of training beyond high school) required.

Minimum of one (1) year experience required.

Valid State of Florida LPN License required.

AHA BLS Certification required upon hire.

What We Offer

Competitive base compensation in the top quartile of the market

Annual incentive compensation that values clinical activity, academic accomplishments and quality improvement

Comprehensive benefits : health, life, dental, vision

Mortgage assistance, relocation packages and 403B with employer match, 457 retirement savings plans

Licensure, CME and dues allowance

Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

For those living and working in Florida, enjoy the benefit of no state income tax. Those based in Delaware benefit from the state's moderate tax structure.

Located in Orlando, Fla., Nemours Children’s Hospital is the newest addition to the Nemours integrated healthcare system. Our 100-bed pediatric hospital also features the area’s only 24-hour Emergency Department designed just for kids as well as outpatient pediatric clinics including several specialties previously unavailable in the region. A hospital designed by families for families, Nemours Children’s Hospital blends the healing power of nature with the latest in healthcare innovation to deliver world-class care to the children of Central Florida and beyond. In keeping with our goal of bringing Nemours care into the communities we serve; we also provide specialty outpatient care in several clinics located throughout the region.

About Us

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .