Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN) - Express Care

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health; New London (NH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health in New London, NH, seeks an LPN to support Express Care by delivering quality, individualized patient care within established standards.

Responsibilities include documenting symptoms and vitals, collecting assessment data, triage phone calls, assisting physicians, maintaining a safe, clean office, and processing refills per protocol.

Requirements include NH-licensed LPN with CPR; 0–1 year clinical experience preferred; office practice experience a plus.

Qualifications

• MAs / CMAs/RMAs - Certification/registration or 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

• Document symptoms and vital signs and report progress to providers.
• Collect assessment data and report to provider or RN per protocol.
• Provide age-appropriate care and patient education.
• Assist physicians with procedures and perform simple office lab tests.
• Maintain patient care environment, safety standards, cleanliness of equipment, and inventory.
• Document care and progress; complete charging documentation per protocol.
• Assist with prescription refills per hospital protocol.
• Triage phone calls and manage nurse visits as directed.

Skills

Clinical care

Patient education

Documentation

Triage

Communication

Education

Graduate of an accredited school

Tools

Office equipment

Job description

Overview

Supports Express Care by providing quality, individualized care according to established standards.

Responsibilities

General Clinical Practice

• 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.

Triage and Nurse visits RNs ONLY

• 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).

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

Required Licensure/Certifications

• REQUIRED LICENSE(S): Licensed LPN with NH eligibility
• REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS: CPR Certification