DUTIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
Direct Patient Care:
In collaboration with other staff members provide bedside patient care, implementing the interventions identified in the plan of case, as directed by RN or physician.
Ensure appropriate patient care documentation.
Maintain familiarity with regulatory standards.
Report quality of care issues to staff RN or Program Director.
Ensure availability of necessary equipment and supplies.
Communicates with all team members regarding therapeutic interventions.
May function as a Documentation Assistant (scribe) in accordance with hospital policy
Other duties as assigned.
Planning and Organizing:
Providing efficient and effective care with the guidance of the physician during clinic sessions.
Attending the clinics at which you are scheduled and being dependable.
Managing multiple patients at the same time with high energy and organization.
Collaboration / Communication / Follow-up:
Collaborating with other health care providers, wound care center physicians, Program Director and Medical Director, regarding clinic and patient needs.
Help assist in getting physician orders completed for the coordination of care
Effectively communicating with others, both verbally and written.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
Planning/Organizing
Professionalism
Dependability
High energy
Multitasking
Follow-up
Problem-solving
Customer Service
Oral Communication
Collaboration
Teamwork
Interpersonal skills
EDUCATION
Graduate of an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse Program
EXPERIENCE
Previous healthcare experience within a clinical setting preferred.
CERTIFICATE/LICENSE
Current BCLS certification
Current Iowa Licensed Practical Nurse License
WHAT WE DO
For more than 125 years, Ottumwa Regional Health Center has been serving the community of Ottumwa and the citizens of Southeast Iowa.
We are a regional health center providing a wide range of health services, including emergency medicine, critical care services, medical/surgical, acute rehabilitation, obstetrics, and pediatrics, as well as specialty services such as cardiac catheterization, diagnostic and therapeutic radiological services, wound care, pain clinic, sleep lab, pathology, and so much more.
WHO WE ARE
Our high-quality medical staff, many of whom are board-certified, offer a complete range of services from family practice and internal medicine to specialties such as general surgery, gastroenterology, orthopedics, urology, cardiology, radiation oncology, and more.
Our highly trained and dedicated associates work closely as a team to provide individualized, seamless care to our patients and caring support to families and friends.
Our Vision
Our vision is to create places where people choose to come for healthcare, physicians and providers want to practice and employees want to work.