Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)-Express Care

New London Hospital - New London, NH

New London, NH

Hospitals

About the position

Supports the Physician Practice by providing quality, individualized care according to established standards.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes accepted processes of care in interactions with all patients, to include: documenting symptoms and vital signs, and responses to interventions, reporting progress to providers.
• Collects assessment data and reports to provider or RN, per practice protocol.
• Demonstrates the skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the populations served.
• Adheres to the practice standards and procedures of the Practice in the administration of medications and patient care activities, per practice protocol.
• Documents care provided using Practice Group standards to include: filing lab results and reporting untoward results to Physician/Practioner.
• Provides education to patient and families based on assessment of learning needs.
• Assists Physician/Practioner with procedures as requested and performs simple lab tests in the office.
• Creates and maintains the patient care environment to include: meeting all safety standards, maintaining cleanliness and inventory of supplies and sterility/cleanliness of equipment.
• Documents care and progress.
• Completes appropriate charging documentation, per practice protocol.
• Shares responsibility for prescription line, to include calling in refills, per hospital protocol.
• Medical Assistants (MAs) may administer B12 injections, plant PPD tests and administer immunizations as directed by provider.
• Triages phone call from patients to include: assessment of symptoms, analyzing urgency of needs, advising simple treatments or referring them for immediate care in the Emergency Room or Physicians office.
• Conducts Nurse-Only visits as requested by physician.
• Only RNs/LPNs will administer medications and injections (see above exception for MAs).

Requirements

• 0-1 year clinical experience.
• Office Practice experience preferred.
• Certification/registration or successful completion of Clinical and/or Pharmacology coursework is required for MAs/CMAs/RMAs.
• CPR Certification Required.
• Graduate of an accredited school is required for LPNs/RNs.
• Current state license as appropriate is required for LPNs/RNs.
• CPR Certification Required for LPNs/RNs.