Temp - LVN/LPN - Med/Surg (Nights) New London, NH

Title: Temp - LVN/LPN - Med/Surg (Nights) New London, NH

Description:

*** Agency Partner Please Note:

Effective Immediately, Please include your New Hampshire Temporary Health Care Service Agency License/ Registration Certificate up front with all Nursing submissions. This license is required by the state of NH in order to staff for temporary RN needs. If you have questions on this requirement, please visit: https://www.oplc.nh.gov/nurse-agencies
Unfortunately, we cannot consider your candidate for consideration without this license uploaded with traveler profile. Thank you!

EMR - EPIC

Position Objective

The Licensed Practical Nurse Medical/Surgical Unit - 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 NLH policies and procedures. The LPN may administer intravenous medications upon successful completion of NH Board of Nursing approved training and with specific delegation by a Registered Nurse.

Performance Expectation

1. 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

2. Reviews assigned patient plan of care and pertinent active orders in the patient electronic medical record prior to providing care. Assists patients with activities of daily living, nutrition and hydration according to orders and goals of care

3. 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

4. Administers oral, topical and inhaled medications. May administer intravenous medications upon successful completion of NH Board of Nursing approved training and with specific delegation by a Registered Nurse.

5. Applies dressings and assistive devices as indicated by assessment or as ordered by the interdisciplinary team, if applicable

6. Reports relevant assessment findings and suggestions to enhance patient care directly to members of the interdisciplinary team in addition to the supervising Registered Nurse

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Requested time off during the course of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload. RTO REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD/DURING INTERVIEW WILL NOT BE APPROVED!! NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better).

Local travelers are not eligible for this need

Non-billable orientation: 0hrs
Holiday, OT multipliers: 1.25%
Charge, Call and Call-back: Not applicable for this need