Licensed Practical Nurse

Published September 5th, 2024

Pay: $40-45/hour

Schedule: Monday through Friday 8AM-4PM OR 9AM-5PM
No weekends

Requirements: 

  • New York State LPN License
  • BLS Certification
  • Experience administering vaccinations on pediatric and adult patients is required
  • Bilingual: English/Spanish is required

Responsibilities

  • Review medical record for vaccination administration after receiving order from provider
  • Obtain correct vaccinations from refrigerator, compare and confirm vaccination and dose ordered to what was retrieved
  • Correctly identify patient in exam room using name and date of birth
  • Administer vaccine as ordered
  • Dispose of medical waste and hazardous waste as per OHSA guidelines and clinic protocols
  • Document vaccine type, manufacturer, lot number, and anatomical location of administration in EHR
  • Provide patient and/or guardian with the most current Vaccination Information Sheet (VIS)
  • Update new VIS with notified by CDC and share with satellite sites
  • Review Citywide Immunization Registry (CIR), generate list of needed vaccines and provide completed list to front desk / registration staff for recalls
  • Update and review CIR of any patients; information and scan vaccine records into eClinicalWorks
  • Monitor and record twice daily refrigerator and freezer temperatures, as well as minimum and maximum refrigerator and freezer temperatures, resetting the memory each time
  • Assist Medical Assistants at satellite sites with any questions / concerns as well as performs satellite site visits for vaccine / refrigerator compliance when assigned
  • Prepare Excursion Incident reports in conjunction with all satellite site MAs or other LPNs, calling manufacturers and sending completed reports to Director HIM & QI for review, sending review reports to DOH
  • Prepare a Clinical Inventory Sheet (CIS) of the monthly inventory of all vaccinations at assigned site
  • Stock medication cupboard, check medication cupboard monthly for any expired medications, rotating oldest medications to front, discarding those already expired
  • Report VFC expired or spoiled vaccines electronically in the CIR for each specific site, and coordinates packaging of spoiled vaccines for pickup by the delivering entity
  • Enter newly received vaccine information into eClinicalWorks (i.e., vaccine name, manufacturer, lot number, expiration date, quantity)
  • Follow and demonstrate strict infection control guidelines to ensure proper clinic environment
  • Follow sharps policy and procedure and demonstrate understanding
  • Participates with clinical staff for in-service training, to ensure that nursing staff functions meet quality improvement standards
  • Implement recommendations from Quality Improvement Team and Infection Control Committee, as requested
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