Licensed Practical Nurse -Ii

Overview

State of New Hampshire Job Posting

New Hampshire Veterans Home
139 Winter St, Tilton, NH 03276
Position #41714
$31.11 - $51.02 hourly
Direct Care & Nursing Stipend up to $25.00/week

The New Hampshire Veterans Home has a full-time, 1st shift vacancy for a Licensed Practical Nurse I-II. Proposed Schedule Includes: 6:45am - 3:15pm shifts;
Every other weekend (additional $2.00/hour).

Be part of a team committed to providing the best quality of life for NH Veterans with dignity, honor and respect. Learn more about the NH Veterans Home on our website and view our Facebook page to see the NHVH team working together. The Veterans Home is a NH State Agency providing a total compensation package for full time employees. See information at the bottom of this posting for details.

LPN I

• Documents provided nursing care in the residents’ records indicating problems, progress, and actions taken; describes application of prescribed treatments performed.
• Administers prescribed medications and notes effects before and after administration to guard against polypharmacy issues.
• Uses components of the nursing process to provide data for writing individual Plan-of-Care. Updates and revises care plans to reflect changes in resident status to ensure quality care.
• Supervises LNA’s and makes periodic rounds of the unit to ascertain quality of care given and checks for cleanliness and resident safety.
• Reports routine and unusual facts and situations to nurse manager or designee; transfers pertinent information to the oncoming shift for continuity of care.
• Discusses problems and changes in residents with physicians and allied professionals; assists during in-house visits to assure quality medical care.
• Provides nursing assistant support including direct ADL care, bathing, transfers, and lifting.
• Educates residents about their care plan and actions to reach goals; complies with residents’ rights to know regulations.
• Briefs family members/guardians about the resident’s care, plan, and progress; alerts of sudden changes to ensure continuity of information and family involvement.
• Admits, transfers and discharges residents as directed by attending physician to provide timely medical care or suitable housing options.
• Maintains CPR competency per department policies and procedures.

LPN II

• Documents provided nursing care in the residents’ records indicating problems, progress, and actions taken; describes application of prescribed treatments.
• Administers prescribed medications and notes effects before and after administration to guard against polypharmacy issues.
• Uses components of the nursing process to provide data for writing individual Plan-of-Care. Updates and revises care plans to reflect changes in resident status to ensure quality care.
• Supervises LPN I’s and LNA’s; makes periodic rounds to oversee quality of care and resident safety.
• Reports routine and unusual facts and situations to nurse manager or designee; transfers pertinent information to the oncoming shift for continuity of care.
• Discusses problems and changes in residents with physicians and allied professionals; assists during in-house visits to assure quality medical care.
• Counsels residents about their care plan and actions to reach goals; respects residents’ rights to know regulations.
• Briefs family members/guardians about the resident’s care, plan and progress; alerts of sudden changes to ensure continuity of information and family involvement.
• Admits, transfers and discharges residents as directed by attending physician to provide timely medical care or least restrictive housing options.
• Provides nursing assistant support including direct care, bathing, transfers, feeding and lifting.
• Interacts with other healthcare providers to meet residents’ health needs and communicates information to intradepartment teams.
• Maintains CPR competency per department policies and procedures.

DISCLAIMER:
The supplemental job description lists typical examples of work and is not intended to include every duty. An employee may be required to perform other related duties not listed here that are characteristic of this classification.

For further information please contact Justin…