LPN, Emergency Department

Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions is a trusted, integrated health care organization that fuels medical research, attracts top specialty-trained doctors, and delivers renowned services and innovative programs.

About the role

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) functions as a member of the emergency department healthcare team while delivering excellent care and exemplary customer service. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), the LPN provides routine nursing care, observes patients’ vital signs and general health, and assists other caregivers as directed. The LPN provides supervision and delegation of appropriate tasks to nursing assistants and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) within the assigned care team.

Responsibilities

• Assists with the ongoing observation of assigned patients.
• Monitors patients for new or worsening symptoms and shares findings with other members of the healthcare team as needed.
• Provides nursing care to assigned patients in accordance with established policies, procedures, and safety precautions.
• Performs skills typically associated with the LPN role, including (but not limited to) administration of medications, measurement of vital signs, removal/application of dressings, and collection/labeling of specimens such as blood and urine for diagnostic testing.
• Ensures patient and/or patient’s delegate is kept informed about overall condition, treatment plan, and anticipated follow-up care/diagnostics.
• Elicits feedback from patient and/or patient’s delegate to evaluate understanding of information and to ensure the best possible patient experience is provided.
• Documents within the medical record in accordance with hospital policies.
• Assists providers and patients during examinations and procedures/diagnostics as required.
• Maintains a safe, comfortable, therapeutic environment for patients in accordance with hospital standards.
• Responds to emergencies (i.e., code blue, code red, and others) in accordance with established practices.
• Assumes responsibility for own professional development by setting goals and striving to achieve them, utilizing resources such as seminars, in-services, and other training.
• Recognizes scope of responsibilities and functions within limitations of job description.
• Demonstrates and maintains competency in relevant clinical and technical skills according to established standards of practice and implements appropriate emergency nursing actions.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned or directed to ensure smooth operation of the department.

Requirements

• Vocational/technical training in Nursing.
• A minimum of one year’s job-related experience or equivalent is required.
• RI State Licensure is required.