LPN
Coos County Family Health Services·Berlin, New Hampshire
Coos County Family Health Services·Berlin, New Hampshire
The role is responsible for performing medical services during daily appointments, including administering injections, vaccines, performing phlebotomy, and providing client education on health maintenance and healthcare issues. Essential duties involve executing nursing medical procedures within the scope of practice as ordered by a medical provider and accurately maintaining client information in the electronic medical record.
SUMMARY Responsible for medical services associated with daily appointments, such as, but not limited to: allergy/general injections, vaccines, counseling/education , pregnancy tests, contraceptive supplies/injections, blood pressures and BP monitoring education, and phlebotomy.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.
Other duties may be assigned.
Performs nursing medical procedures, within scope of practice, as ordered by the medical provider; injections, phlebotomy, port flushes, EKG’s, dressing changes, on-site laboratory tests, vital signs, ear lavage, stitch removal, etc.
Explain procedure to clients and answers questions.
Counsels clients on health maintenance and health care issues.
Maintains and records applicable client information in the electronic medical record in an orderly fashion and according to the guidelines.
Maintains clinical tracking for client services: follow-up, preventive health, etc.
Keep open communication with providers for anything abnormal, in which patient may need to be assessed for prior to departing the clinic.
Dispenses non-prescriptive medication/contraceptives per pharmacy guidelines.
Dispenses prescriptive medication/contraceptive if RN.
If an LPN, an RN or Medical Provider must be on-site per pharmacy guidelines.
Replenishes supplies/sterilizes equipment.
Follows autoclaving instructions.
Performs other job-related tasks as assigned, as time allows and within scope of practice.
Follows agency, State and Federal policies, procedures and guidelines including, but not limited to, clinical, health & safety, pharmacy, nursing and laboratory.
Works within the scope of practice of an RN, LPN or MA, as appropriate and within agency guidelines.
Performs other job-related tasks as assigned, as time allows.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Licensed in the State of NH as an RN or LPN. Must demonstrate the ability to relate well with people and maintain client confidentiality. Must demonstrate the ability to express ideas clearly, both in writing and orally, be able to work independently, and remain flexible with clinical/agency changes. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. REASONING ABILITY Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Licensed in the State of NH as an RN or LPN.
Candidates must be licensed in the State of NH as an RN or LPN and demonstrate the ability to relate well with people while maintaining client confidentiality. Successful performance requires the ability to express ideas clearly, work independently, and interpret various instructions furnished in written or oral form.
Market context
In New Hampshire, nursing roles typically draw steady demand from hospitals, long-term care, and outpatient settings, especially for candidates who already hold a state RN license and an accredited ASN or BSN. These positions can be competitive because employers often look for immediate readiness in core clinical skills such as IV therapy and timely Basic Life Support completion. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to quickly compare fit, then confirm your license status and be ready to highlight relevant bedside experience in your application.
