LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - Long Island FQHC : Job Details

OUR VISION

To continue as an eminent healthcare provider on Long Island, dedicating ourselves to providing exceptional health care for all our patients and to transform both the lives of the individual, and the community, for the better, one person at a time.

OUR MISSION

To provide access to equitable, optimal healthcare by improving the overall wellness of all individuals in our communities and delivering high quality comprehensive patient centered care.

OUR VALUE PROPOSITION

To provide whole person care that will ensure that all patients have access to primary, specialty and social health care to achieve and maintain optimal wellness at a transparent and affordable cost.

The Harmony Healthcare Long Island, formerly known as (Long Island Federally Qualified Health Center or LIFQHC) is a non-profit healthcare organization with 7 health centers, providing primary care and preventative medicine in the following locations in Nassau County: Roosevelt, Elmont, Hempstead, Freeport, Oceanside, and New Cassel/Westbury. In addition, the Harmony Healthcare Long Island has 3 school-based health centers, WIC offices (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) in 3 locations, and a Health Home Care Coordination program. As federally qualified health centers, we serve the individuals in our communities, providing enhanced services, expanded hours and reduced prescription pricing, while raising the level of care. We treat patients regardless of income, residency or immigration status.

The Harmony Healthcare Long Island offers a stable employment opportunity with a growing company, and competitive base compensation along with health and dental insurance, paid time off, 401-K with company match, paid holidays, employee discounts and much more.

JOB TITLE: Licensed Practical Nurse

REPORTS TO: Nurse Manager

The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of this position.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Provides nursing care under the direction of the registered nurse or practitioners, i.e. responsible for the nursing assessment of all patients; assumes an active role in interviewing patients and case management

* Assists practitioners with on-and off-site patient care

* Performs nursing procedures as needed, i.e. injections

* Maintains quality nursing care, nursing notes and plans

* Performs lab work, i.e. blood drawing

* Assists with patient education and counseling

* Assists in training of volunteers and residents as needed

* Must be familiar with emergency procedures and protocols

* Must be familiar with clinical policies and programs

* Must be familiar with referral procedures and back-up sources

* Charts and records the care administration of medication and treatments

* Participates in on-site and off-site screening projects, special programs and health education workshops as needed

* Acts as the patients' advocate and liaison for preservation of patient's rights

* Assists with compilation of health statistics

* Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

* Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of New York;

* Basic CPR (BCLS) Certification required;

* At least two years of work experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse preferred.

* Capacity for covering LPNs at all sites if needed

* Bilingual in English and Spanish/Creole.

SALARY: Commensurate with experience

MORE INFORMATION: This is a non-exempt position.

Job Type: Full-time

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to perform a range of physical activities that are essential to the core work functions outlined in this document.

The Harmony Healthcare Long Island provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, sexual preference and orientation, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap/disability in each aspect of the human resources function. Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The Harmony Healthcare Long Island shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.