LPN, Dermatology

Company: Kaiser
Location: Lawrenceville
Posted on: March 18, 2023

Job Description:

Job Summary: Provides support for team and provider(s) during facility encounters. Manages patient traffic flow. Performs follow-up care per provider instructions and in accordance with scope of practice. --Delivers treatments and procedures within scope of practice and written provider guidelines. Assists with patient education. Documents clinical information into the medical record.Essential Responsibilities:

• Prepares patient for exams by reviewing history, collecting current information and appropriate vital signs, documenting in the medical record according to guidelines: BP and HR.
• Address POE Care Gaps, and schedule appointments when appropriate.
• Verify all current medications and pend any dermatology refill medications needed for provider signature. --------------------
• Review, verify, and update allergies.
• Review smoking and tobacco history.
• Ask if work or school excuse is needed and prep letter for provider signature if needed.
• Prepares room and equipment for procedures and assist physician as needed.
• Sets up Sterile Field.
• Remain in room during provider examination.
• Scribe for provider while he/she examines patient: enter orders for medication and instructions for use, order procedures (punch or shave biopsies, cryotherapy, mole or lesion removal, cultures,) and enter associated diagnosis for each.
• Provide wound care and care instructions as needed.
• Document patients response to procedure in EMR.
• Label biopsies with Patient Name, DOB, and site prior to leaving room and verify with patient.
• Clean and wipe down room per protocol.
• Fill out manual Quest or Finan Templeton Lab Requisitions.
• Enter each biopsy into Health Tracker and Specimen logbook.
• Once provider signs order, place printed labels with bar codes on specimen containers.
• Have next member ready for provider, all of this and the above must be done within a 15 minute appointment.
• Administers medications as ordered by provider and document administration and patient response in EMR.
• Perform in clinic photo therapy per provider treatment plan and document treatment in EMR using appropriate smart phrase.
• Follow up with members on home photo therapy per protocol and document using appropriate smart phrase.
• Provide education on self-injection administration for patients on biologics.
• Patch Test placement.
• Obtain cultures as instructed by provider.
• Suture Removal.
• Wound care within scope of practice as delegated by physician or RN.
• Sign member up for IPledge program when prescribed Isotretinoin for acne.
• Complete Refill Authorization Request.
• Assist with monitoring and management of patient and physician electronic messages as delegated by the RN and within scope of practice.
• Educates patient and provides preparation materials for diagnostic studies according to guidelines.
• Schedules appointments for patients with lab, radiology, consultants, and follow-up appointments as ordered by practitioner.
• Effectively provides prevention, early intervention and ongoing health education for panel, patient, and family.
• Resolves patient concerns promptly.
• Participates in process of interviewing, selection, orientation, and training of new team members.
• Participates emergency care as necessary and as directed by physician and registered nurse.
• Maintains department Quality Improvement standards.Basic Qualifications:Experience

• Minimum two (2) years of nursing experience as a licensed practical nurse.Education
  • High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.License, Certification, Registration
    • Practical Nurse License (Georgia) required at hire
      • Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association
        • Wound Care Nurse Certificate within 12 months of hire--Additional Requirements:
          • Customer service aptitude demonstrated through Customer Service Assessment.--Preferred Qualifications:
            • Dermatology Health care experience preferred.Job Schedule: Job Category: Nursing Licensed & Nurse Practitioners

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