What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inpatient Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN) - Med Surg, Per Diem position at Dartmouth Health?
Plan, organize and implement nursing care and education of adult patients, and adult patients undergoing treatment with coumadin/warfarin.
Clinical
Licensed LPN with NH eligibility
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS
(BLS) Basic Life Support
Clinical
- Coordinates patient care with the Primary Care Provider and other care providers, as appropriate.
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, safety, and infection control standards.
- Inform patients of PT results, dose of medication to take, and time frame for follow-up.
- Recognizes patient problems and refers any concerns regarding medication regimen, bleeding, or other adverse physical conditions to the physician.
- Assists patients arriving in the clinic, and takes vital signs as needed, referring patients to the physician’s office or ER, as indicated.
- Performs prothrombin/INR blood tests and records appropriately.
- Ensures patients are knowledgeable regarding their medication, providing additional education as needed.
- Assists in the development of nursing policies and procedures related to the care of patients receiving specialty services.
- Maintains accurate records on each patient.
- Assists in registering new patients, scheduling appointments and follow-ups on missed appointments, as necessary.
- Prepares patient education
- Prepares daily list of pending PTs
- Completes and sends out patient status reports to referring providers.
- Enters PT/INR results into computer system.
- Assists lab with yearly correlation studies.
- Keeps patient care areas clean and neat.
- Ensures availability of supplies and equipment
- Checks control accuracy on testing device and records monthly.
- Cleans and disposes of blood testing equipment.
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- 1-3 years general nursing experience in in a hospital/clinical setting.
Licensed LPN with NH eligibility
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS
(BLS) Basic Life Support