What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Practical Nurse ( LPN) - Express Care position at Dartmouth Health?
- GENERAL SUMMARY
- Supports the Physician Practice by providing quality, individualized care according to established standards.
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- FUNCTIONAL DUTIES AND 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/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.
- 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
- Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- 0-1 year clinical experience
- Office Practice experience preferred
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- Experience
- Education
- MAs / CMAs/RMAs - Certification/registration or successful completion of Clinical and/or Pharmacology coursework is required.
- CPR Certification Required. LPNs / RNs
- Graduate of an accredited school is required.
- Current state license as appropriate is required.
- CPR Certification Required.
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- Area of Interest: Newly Created Position;
- Work Status: Monday-Friday 9a-7p; Saturday 9a-5p; Sunday 9a-3p;
- Employment Type: full-time;
- Job ID: 5553
Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
