Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Pediatrics

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Nashua, New Hampshire

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Provides general nursing care to pediatric patients using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Responsibilities include performing routine office procedures, providing patient education, and offering telephone advice per physician protocols.

Qualifications

You have graduated from an accredited practical nursing school and possess a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in the State of NH. You also hold a Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate, demonstrating your ability to provide general nursing care within your scope of practice.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate

Job Description

Overview

Provides general nursing care to patients within scope of licensure.

Full-time, 40 hours/week.

Responsibilities

  • Utilizes the nursing process - assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to facilitate continuing health care to individuals, families, and community.
  • Identifies common and recurring nursing needs of the patient.
  • Recognizes the need for and performs routine office procedures and testing.
  • Assists patients to achieve basic health care goals.
  • Identifies patient education needs, providing instruction or referring appropriately.
  • Assists staff in institutional quality improvement measures and office standards of practice.
  • Provides telephone advice to patients per physician specific protocols; refers patients appropriately.
  • Participates in staff meetings.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned.
  • Qualifications

    • Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing.

    Required Licensure/Certifications

    • Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the State of NH required.
    • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required.

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    Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health

    Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire's only academic health system and the state's largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 54 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the state’s only children’s hospital, and multiple clinic locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene and New London, NH, and Bennington and Windsor, VT; Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.
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