Licensed Practical Nurse at Speare Memorial Hospital – Plymouth, New Hampshire

Position Title: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Reports to: Director of Inpatient Care Services

General Summary:

Reporting to the Director of Inpatient Care Services, this position will perform the following functions:

Generally:

· Comply with hospital and departmental policies, procedures, regulations and standards as related to job.

· Demonstrate hospital’s stated mission and values of teamwork, respect and communication with co-workers, patients, families and visitors.

· Actively and appropriately participate in problem-solving identification and resolution, both intra- and inter-departmentally.

· Meet department customer service standards and strive to enhance the level of customer service provided.

LPN: The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible for providing safe, high quality care to general care patients as a team member in an assignment supervised by a Registered Nurse (RN). Demonstrates commitment to patient/family engagement and effective communication. Practices consistently with applicable state nursing practice regulations, applicable Speare Hospital policies and procedures. The LPN may administer intravenous medications upon successful completion of NH Board of Nursing approved training and with specific delegation by an RN.

Essential Job Functions:

· Provides and documents nursing care assessments, nursing interventions and patient/family education to stable patients under the supervision of an RN in accordance with the patient’s plan of care. Alerts RN to any observed change in patient presentation or unexpected assessment findings.

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

· 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.

· 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 an RN.

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

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

· Complies with policies, procedures, and area-specific expectations related to maintaining a safe environment of care. Initiates reporting or action when neede