Licensed Practice Nurse: In-Office Care & Triage

Dartmouth Health; New London (NH); On-site; USD 39,000 - 61,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

Dartmouth Health is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to support Express Care in New London, NH. You will document vital signs, assist with procedures, administer medications per protocol, and triage phone calls under physician supervision.

The role requires NH LPN license, CPR certification, and 0-1 year clinical experience. We offer a comprehensive benefits package and flexible schedule.

Qualifications

• MAs / CMAs/RMAs - Certification/registration or successful completion of Clinical and/or Pharmacology coursework is required.
• Graduate of an accredited school is required.
• 0-1 year clinical experience
• Office Practice experience preferred

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/Practitioner
• Provides education to patient and families based on assessment of learning needs
• Assists Physician/Practitioner 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 Physician’s office
• Conducts Nurse-Only visits as requested by physician.
• Only RNs/LPNs will administer medications and injections (see above exception for MAs).

Education

Graduate of an accredited school

Certification/registration for MAs / CMAs / RMAs

Job description

Dartmouth Health is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to support Express Care in New London, NH. You will document vital signs, assist with procedures, administer medications per protocol, and triage phone calls under physician supervision.

The role requires NH LPN license, CPR certification, and 0-1 year clinical experience. We offer a comprehensive benefits package and flexible schedule.