"Licensed Practical Nurse II - Lincoln (2736)"

This position provides direct nursing care and support to the patients of the SIU Center for Family Medicine-Lincoln. Time is spent assisting providers in the clinic with face-to-face patient contact and phone triage. This position must work closely with faculty, staff and patients to ensure an efficient operation.

FLOOR NURSING 55%

1. Assists faculty in direct patient care, i.e., diagnostic and treatment procedures.
2. Provides nursing care to patients requiring nursing judgment and specialized nursing skills and documents same in the electronic health record.
3. Responsible to see patients in nurse-only clinics under direct physician supervision for protocol-driven patient care such as blood sugar checks, blood pressure checks, etc., and documents same in the electronic health record.
4. Responsible for keeping providers rooms full.
5. Responsible for assisting assigned faculty with electronic health record desktop report and paper reports, labs, x-rays, and consultation results.
6. Assists with the coordination of referrals with hospitals and participating specialists, instituting correct preparations for accurate continuum of care and documenting same in the electronic health record.
7. Coordinates patient and family education prior to diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures.
8. Administers and records prescribed medications and immunizations by IM, subq, intradermal, and by mouth; refill prescriptions under physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner order via the electronic health record.
9. Responsible for the oversight maintenance of clean, well-equipped and supplied exam rooms, assembles clean and sterile packs for special procedures, and maintains clean and sterile equipment.

PHONE TRIAGE 40%

1. Triage telephone calls from patients and evaluates the need for the patient to see or speak with the physician or to other members of the healthcare team accessing the electronic health record for patient's background information.
2. Handles patient telephone calls for triage and medical advice for the clinic, assessing needs, and urgency of needs and implementing a proper plan of action under physician protocols/direction and/or nursing body of knowledge and documents actions in the electronic health record.
3. Makes judgment decisions regarding the necessity of same-day visits and coordinates the addition of these visits into the doctor, nurse practitioner or nurses schedules via the electronic health record.
4. Handles prescription refills or other non-urgent need telephone calls and updates/documents actions in the patient's electronic health record.
5. Provides health care information to patient/families for treatment of acute and for episodic minor illness according to protocols developed by the faculty and records such information in the electronic health record.
6. Provides diagnostic study results to patients after physician review.

TEACHING/TRAINING 5%

1. Provides training to clinical patient care staff as requested.

1. Possession of a valid license as a Licensed Practical Nurse issued by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation.

2. Six months of nursing experience in a health care facility (such as a hospital, nursing home, medical clinic, prison, mental health facility, or closely related facilities)

About Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine: SIU School of Medicine was established in 1970 with a mission to educate physicians for central and southern Illinois. We are a medical school with four areas of excellence: medical education, patient care, research and community service. SIU School of Medicine provides education to undergraduate medical students, medical and surgical residents, fellows, and physician assistant students. Our clinical practice, SIU Medicine, includes a team of more than 250 health care professionals including university physicians and faculty members who are collectively dedicated to providing excellent medical care, advancement of care through research, and training the next generation of physicians. As the premier provider of health care services, SIU Medicine offers both primary care and specialized treatment services including preventative and diagnostic. SIU works in partnership with hospitals and clinics throughout central and southern Illinois to meet the health care needs of our communities.