LPN - Employee Health

Job Description

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm, No weekends or holidays

At Children’s, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team—and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve. Children's is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.

A Brief Overview

Delivers professional nursing and individualized, family-centered care under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse to employees and eligible family members through the use of the nursing process and clinical skills in accordance with standards and hospital policies and procedures.

Essential Functions

• Patient Interaction.
• Effectively provides service to patients and families with consideration of the individual’s age and developmental and cognitive levels.
• Initiates care of the customer seen for any of the services offered by EH/CARE4U
• Answers phone
• Schedules appointments
• Performs drug testing, blood draws, Cotinine urine testing, State Urine testing, Point of Care urine and strep testing and administration of immunizations according to department protocol and regulatory guidelines.
• When applicable completes chain of custody forms and consents completely and accurately.
• Communicates results to appropriate contact person.
• Enters results in the log books required for CLIA as well as forwards forms and specimens to the proper resource, when applicable.
• Contacts on call company for breath alcohol testing
• Assists the EH Supervisor or RN with follow-up care for a client involved in a work comp injury/illness and a blood/body exposure under the indirect supervision of the RN.
• Determines the need for follow-up of exposures according to BBF algorithm and CDC regulations.
• Provides and refers, if needed, for counseling specific to the client’s needs regarding BBF exposure or the work injury.
• Ensures communication of lab results, follow up work comp paperwork needed for appointments to client, Claim Specialist, Department Manager/Supervisor and source’s physician.
• Obtains specimens needed for testing of blood, nasal swabs or specimens from wounds
• Documents care, follow-ups, and assessments in the EMR system in an accurate and timely manner
• Orders lab or x-rays appropriately and follows up regarding results.
• Performs annual and post offer compliance reviews for clients of CHS according to their job requirements as well as being actively involved in the flu shot campaign
• Completes forms and consents completely and accurately.
• Updates employee’s medical file with current information.
• Updates EMR-Medgate,Epic, and other systems accurately in a timely manner.
• Ensures accuracy with placement and reading of tb skin testing and referral for those with a positive test
• Performs tb mask fitting
• Ensures that supplies are in place for campaign
• Assists the EH Supervisor or RN in identifying actions to correct, prevent, and/or minimize risk(s) to the client (i.e. falls, needle punctures) and assists them with the items listed below
• Completes report forms for employee injury/illness.
• Communicates to appropriate personnel regarding safety issues.
• Takes a pro-active role in injury prevention and safety awareness.
• Initiates the work comp process with processing and filing of worker’s compensation claims and assists with questions, all under the indirect supervision of the RN.
• Processes and files worker’s compensation claims.
• Communicates information to the Third Party Administrator, the injured worker and the Manager/Supervisor of the injured employee.
• Generates and maintains employee and applicant medical and worker’s compensation files (actives and terms). Files all medical and worker’s compensation information and keeps files up to date.
• Ensures completion of the work comp paperwork to include employee/manager/EH/CARE4U forms
• Ensures accurate documentation within Medgate to assure the OSHA record keeping logs are updated and correct to facilitate reports as needed.
• Provides first aid as per the NP or RN instructions or the Evidence based orders
• Triages and refers for transport of higher care
• Maintains Employee Health inventory.
• Orders and stocks first aid, ergonomic, CARE4U medications and supplies, office and drug screen supply inventory when necessary and maintains supply storage area.
• Maintains accurate patient records by completing all required patient care documentation and reporting in an accurate and timely manner.
• Completes accurate order entry in Epic.
• Reports any change in patient status in a timely manner to the RN or APRN with ongoing patient assessments/ reassessments according to the appropriate CPG, protocol and unit standard of care.
• Assists in clerical duties such as faxing, photocopying and corresponding with CHS employees as needed.
• Scans in appropriate patient documents into Medgate and emails clients with specified results in a timely manner.
  
  

Education Qualifications

• Completion of a Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) program Required
  
  

Experience Qualifications

• Experience with pediatric patients Preferred
  
  

Skills And Abilities

• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills are necessary to interact with all levels of employees .
• Advanced organizational skills
• Strong Customer Service skills.
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel
• Knowledge of HRIS system Lawson, preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  
  

Licenses and Certifications

• LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - State Licensure for NE/IA depending on state of residency Required and
• BCLS - Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association Required
  
  

Children’s is the very best for kids and the very best for your career! At Children’s, we put YOU first so together, we can improve the life of every child!