Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Emergency Department (ED), Days

careers-dartmouth-hitchcock; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse for our fast-paced Emergency Department. You will work in the Split Flow area, supporting patients as teams move through early care stages with RNs, providers, and EMS.

This is a full-time, 3x12hr day shift position (7a or 9a starts) offering variety, teamwork, and the opportunity to be part of NH's only Level 1 Trauma Center.

Qualifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse license in NH.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider certification.
• Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, high-quality care to general care patients as a team member under supervision of a Registered Nurse.
• Document nursing assessments, interventions and patient/family education.
• Administer oral, topical and inhaled medications; IV meds as delegated.
• Apply dressings and assistive devices as ordered.
• Report relevant findings to the interdisciplinary team and RN.
• Comply with safety and medication policies; ensure patient identification and accurate documentation.
• Participate in staff meetings and required trainings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

LPN skills

Education

Graduate of an accredited practical nursing program

Job description

Overview

Bring your LPN skills to a fast-paced Emergency Department where every day brings something different. As New Hampshire's only Level 1 Trauma Center, our 33-bed ED provides care for approximately 31K patients each year, from neonates through older adults, with a wide range of emergency, urgent, and non-urgent needs.

Our LPNs are an important part of our multidisciplinary team and work primarily within our Split Flow area, helping patients move efficiently through the early stages of their emergency care. In this role, you'll support patients as providers evaluate them, labs and other testing are completed, and they transition between the waiting area and clinical care spaces.

This is a great opportunity for an LPN who enjoys a dynamic environment, working collaboratively with RNs, providers, paramedics, EMTs, and other members of the emergency care team while caring for a diverse patient population.

This is a FT, 3 12hr shifts/week, Day Shift position (7a or 9a start time)

If you're looking for an LPN role that offers variety, teamwork, and the opportunity to be part of emergency care at NH's only Level 1 Trauma Center, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

The Licensed Practical Nurse – Inpatient/Procedural is responsible for providing safe, high quality care to general care patients as a team member in an assignment supervised by a Registered Nurse. Demonstrates commitment to patient/family engagement and effective communication. Practices consistently with applicable state nursing practice regulations, applicable D-H policies and procedures. The LPN-IP/Prcd may administer intravenous medications upon successful completion of NH Board of Nursing approved training and with specific delegation by a Registered Nurse.

• Provides and documents nursing care assessments, nursing interventions and patient/family education to stable patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse in accordance with the patient’s plan of care. Alerts Registered Nurse to any observed change in patient presentation or unexpected assessment findings.
• Reviews assigned patient plan of care and pertinent active orders in the patient medical record prior to providing care. Assists assigned patients with activities of daily living, nutrition and hydration according to orders and goals of care.
• Performs and documents focused nursing assessments of assigned patients, including but not limited to vital signs, assessment of pain, skin and wound assessment, functional status assessment, assessment of drains and ostomies, assessment of fluid balance, assessment of nutritional status.
• Administers oral, topical and inhaled medications. May administer intravenous medications to upon successful completion of NH Board of Nursing approved training and with specific delegation by a Registered Nurse.
• Applies dressings and assistive devices as indicated by assessment or as ordered by the interdisciplinary team, if applicable.
• Reports relevant assessment findings and suggestions to enhance patient care directly to members of the interdisciplinary team in addition to the supervising Registered Nurse.
• Complies with policies, procedures, and area-specific expectations related to maintaining a safe environment of care. Initiates reporting or action when needed to address safety concerns.
• Complies with policies, procedures and area-specific expectations related to medication safety; patient identification; specimen collection and specimen labeling activities; documentation of patient information and patient care activities; as well as dependability, attendance and scheduling.
• Participates in staff meetings, required learning, attestation, competency, and training activities according to area-specific and organizational expectations. Independently monitors email and other communications as necessary to meet these expectations.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing.

Required Licensure/Certifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the State of NH required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification required.
• AVADE Workplace Violence Prevention Training within 1 year of hire date.