Licensed Practical Nurse I-Ii

The New Hampshire Veterans Home has a full-time vacancy for Licensed Practical Nurse I-II.

Make a difference in a Veteran’s Life!

Build a career and a life in the beautiful lakes region.

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: Welcome | New Hampshire Veterans Home (nh.gov) 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.

Summary:

YOUR EXPERIENCE COUNTS - Under a recent change to the rules, an applicant's relevant experience now counts towards formal education degrees referenced below! See Per 405.1 .

18 Months of additional relevant experience = Associate's degree

36 Months of additional relevant experience = Bachelor's degree

54 Months of additional relevant experience = Master's degree

Other information:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE I

Education: Completion of a recognized school of practical nursing approved by the State Board of Nursing Education and Nurse Registration.

Experience: No experience required other than that obtained through required training.

License/Certification: Must possess a current license as a practical nurse or temporary permit issued by the New Hampshire Board of Nursing Education and Nurse Registration pending the results of the licensing examination.

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE II

Education: Completion of a recognized school of practical nursing approved by the State Board of Nursing Education and Nurse Registration.

Experience: Three years of experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse.

License/Certification: Must possess a current license as a practical nurse and be certified by the National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN), Inc. or an organization recognized by the NFLPN, Inc. licensing examination.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Employees may be promoted to the Licensed Practical Nurse II level based on the following requirements:

• Successful performance evaluation.
• Recommendation of the supervisor.
• Completion of the experience and certification requirements of the LPN II level.

Responsibilities:

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE 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 makes notations, before and after, of effects of medications given to guard against polypharmacy issues and mismanaged medication regimes.

Utilizes selective 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 as well as unusual facts and situations to nurse manager or designee and receives report from off-going shift, transfers pertinent information to oncoming shift so that nursing care is provided in a consistent and continuing manner.

Discusses problems and changes in residents to Physician and allied consulting health professionals, provides assistance during their in-house visits to assure quality medical care.

Must provide nursing assistant support including but not limited to: direct ADL care, bathing, transfers, and lifting.

Educates residents to their care plan and courses of action to be taken to reach goals agreed upon at the resident’s Plan-of-Care conference to comply with residents’ rights to know regulations.

Briefs family members/guardians about the resident’s care, care plan and current progress and problems, alerts family/guardians of sudden changes noted with the resident to ensure continuity of information and family integration.

Admits, transfers and discharges residents as directed by attending physician to provide for timely medical care or least restrictive housing options.

Ensures compliance with established department policies and procedures by maintaining competency in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) techniques.

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE II

Documents provided nursing care in the residents’ records indicating problems, progress, and actions taken; describes application of prescribed treatments performed.

Administers prescribed medications and makes notations, before and after, of effects of medications given to guard against polypharmacy issues and mismanaged medication regimes.

Utilizes selective 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 and makes periodic rounds of the unit to ascertain quality of care given and checks for cleanliness and resident safety.

Reports routine as well as unusual facts and situations to nurse manager or designee and receives report from off-going shift, transfers pertinent information to oncoming shift so that nursing care is provided in a consistent and continuing manner.

Discusses problems and changes in residents to Physician and allied consulting health professionals, provides assistance during their in-house visits to assure quality medical care.

Counsel’s residents to their care plan and courses of action to be taken to reach goals agreed upon at the resident’s Plan-of-Care conference to comply with residents’ rights to know regulations.

Briefs family members/guardians about the resident’s care, care plan and current progress and problems, alerts family/guardians of sudden changes noted with the resident to ensure continuity of information and family integration.

Admits, transfers and discharges residents as directed by attending physician to provide for timely medical care or least restrictive housing options.

Must provide nursing assistant support including by not limited to: direct care, bathing, transfers, feeding and lifting.

Interacts cooperatively and provides certified paraprofessional nursing services with other healthcare providers to meet the health needs of residents, communicates information to intradepartment team.

Ensures compliance with established department policies and procedures by maintaining competency in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) techniques.

Disclaimer Statement : The supplemental job description lists the essential functions of the position and is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. An employee may be required to perform other related duties not listed on the supplemental job description provided that such duties are characteristic of that classification.

For further information please contact Holly O'Connell, ADON, by email: [email protected] or by phone (603) 527-4472.

*TOTAL COMPENSATION INFORMATION

The State of NH total compensation package features an outstanding set of employee benefits, including:

HMO or POS Medical and Prescription Drug Benefits:

The actual value of State-paid health benefits is based on the employee's union status, and employee per pay period health benefit contributions will vary depending on the type of plan selected.

See this link for details on State-paid health benefits:

https://www.das.nh.gov/hr/benefits.aspx

Value of State's share of Employee's Retirement: 14.53% of pay

Other Benefits:

* Dental Plan at minimal cost for employees and their families ($500-$1800 value)

* Flexible Spending healthcare and childcare reimbursement accounts

*State defined benefit retirement plan and Deferred Compensation 457(b) plan

• Work/life balance flexible schedules, paid holidays and generous leave plan

• $50,000 state-paid life insurance plus additional low-cost group life insurance

• Incentive-based Wellness Program (ability to earn up to $500)

Total Compensation Statement Worksheet:

https://www.das.nh.gov/jobsearch/compensation-calculator.aspx

Want the specifics? Explore the Benefits of State Employment on our website:

https://www.das.nh.gov/hr/documents/BenefitBrochure.pdf

https://www.das.nh.gov/hr/index.aspx

EOE

TDD Access: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964