What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Practical Nurse ( LPN) - Express Care position at New London Hospital?
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GENERAL SUMMARY
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Supports the Physician Practice by providing quality, individualized care according to established standards.
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FUNCTIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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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/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.
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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 Physicians office
- Conducts Nurse-Only visits as requested by physician.
- Only RNs/LPNs will administer medications and injections (see above exception for MAs).
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POSITION REQUIREMENTS
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Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
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0-1 year clinical experience
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Office Practice experience preferred
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Experience
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Education
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MAs / CMAs/RMAs - Certification/registration or successful completion of Clinical and/or Pharmacology coursework is required.
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CPR Certification Required. LPNs / RNs
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Graduate of an accredited school is required.
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Current state license as appropriate is required.
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CPR Certification Required.
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