Inpatient Licensed Practice Nurse ( LPN) - Med Surg Inpatient

Overview

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Plan, organize and implement nursing care and education of adult patients, and adult patients undergoing treatment with coumadin/warfarin.

Responsibilities

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.

Administrative & Clerical:

• 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.

Clinic Maintenance:

• 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.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• 1-3 years general nursing experience in in a hospital/clinical setting.

Required Licensure/Certifications

REQUIRED LICENSE(S):

• Licensed LPN with NH eligibility REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:
• (BLS) Basic Life Support