Licensed Vocational Nurse

Job description

Primary Accountability The Licensed Vocational Nurse is responsible for supporting efficient patient flow while performing various aspects of the back office patient visit. Description of Primary Responsibilities: - Responsible for supporting and monitoring patient flow in the back office. - Scrubs appointments in advance to ensure necessary information is available for patient visit. - Assists in the effective distribution of patients, including walk-ins using clinical assessment skills - Keeps patients informed of wait times and ensures patients are properly flowed in system. - Schedules patient appointments. - Follows-up on “no-show” appointments and ensures messages and requests are responded to accordingly. - Responsible for performing various aspects of patient visit. - Serves as a leader within the clinical support team in providing guidance and mentoring with clinical skills. - Assesses and monitors patient’s conditions based on signs and symptoms and notifies provider for disposition. - Educates and counsels patients concerning their disease, treatment, and prevention of disease. - Reviews health record with the patient and updates clinical information such as current medi...