Licensed Practical Nurse I

Overview

Are you a licensed nurse looking to make a positive impact on the communities within Pierce County? Your practical nursing skills and positive energy will make a difference in the quality of life for our patients. Join our professional Substance Abuse Services Team as a Licensed Practical Nurse I within our Strengthening Families Division. This is a Regular, Full-Time (1.0 FTE) position.

Some of what you’ll do:

• Dispense oral Methadone and/or sublingual buprenorphine and administer injectable buprenorphine and/or naltrexone in accordance with DEA regulations and prescribed orders given, written and made a part of the client’s chart by a licensed physician or practitioner.
• Log and inventory all forms of medications for opioid use dispensed and administered in the clinic.
• Perform practical nursing assessments and health screenings to include vital signs as needed.
• Assist the RN, ARNP or MD with exams as needed.
• Provide instruction to patients regarding outlined course of treatment as directed by the physician or practitioner
• Perform phlebotomy blood draws and EKGs as needed.
• Administer PPD skins tests, screens and other Immunizations and vaccinations, as necessary.
• Accurately read PPD test results.
• Enter physician orders and medical notes into electronic health record as needed.
• Pre-pour every other week take home medication for Methadone patient.
• Scan/import medical paperwork into electronic health record and track time spent on this task.
• Accurate record keeping of methadone received from supplier and dispensed to patients to include: logging in new methadone stock and properly numbering/stacking bottles in safe; running/printing end-of-day reports, putting them in correct order, and signing them; immediately reporting any problems or discrepancies to RN Supervisor.
• Maintain a clean and orderly dispensary, re-stocking of supplies as needed and notifying RN Supervisor in a timely manner when supplies need to be re-ordered.
• Attend mandatory staff meetings and completing required trainings.
• Additional duties as assigned, includes emergency planning and response. The work you do might require you to participate in the Title XIX Medicaid Claiming Program.