Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Contractor shall secure temporary, contracted Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Professionals, and Licensed Nursing Assistants (LNA) (Temporary Staff) to support the NHVH. RN and LPN Position Requirements RNs and LPNs must be qualified to perform duties that include but are not limited to: • Conducting physical assessments, including psychiatric or admission assessments. • Administering medication(s). • Processing of physician orders. • Monitoring vital signs. • Testing blood glucose levels. • Completing treatments. • Conducting pain assessments. • Changing dressings. • Completing Management of the Milieu. • Utilizing the electronic health record (EHR) of NHVH to obtain clinical information and to document patient care. • Communicating both verbally and in writing to report related findings. • Utilizes principles of infection control and universal precautions to foster resident treatment, recovery and/or prevention of infection. LNA Position Requirements LNAs must be qualified to perform duties that include but are not limited to: • Providing patients with basic information, assisting in interpersonal relationships, and facilitating the adjustment of patients to their living environment. • As directed by a nurse, assisting in planning, and providing for daily needs of the patients with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) or minor treatment procedures. • Supervising patients in various groups for patient enjoyment and maintenance of ADL skills and current level of functioning. • Reporting related findings through verbal and written communication to their shift supervisor. • Provides for the needs of residents, such as cleanliness, nourishment, emotional comfort, and activities such as sensory simulation as directed by a nurse. • Provides basic nursing care taking vital signs and collecting specific specimens for routine laboratory examinations. • Utilizes principles of infection control and universal precautions to foster resident treatment, recovery and/or prevention of infection. B. The Contractor shall hire, maintain, and provide properly licensed Temporary Staff, and ensure the Nurse Professionals performing services under this Agreement possess: Valid licenses issued by the New Hampshire Board of Nursing. C. CPR certification for RN and LPN positions, as required by state law. D. Proof of pre-employment screening which includes but is not limited to: A physical as applicable by state law which including TB testing. E. Professional references. Criminal background check(s) either a National Criminal Records Check or State of NH Release of Criminal Record Authorization Form based on previous employment and state designation under compact license. The Contractor shall also conduct a Bureau of Elderly and Adults Services (BEAS) State Registry check. Attestation of applicant’s fitness for duty shall be required prior to commencing any work. Attestation will ensure no convictions for the following crimes: A felony for child abuse or neglect, spousal abuse, any crime against children or adults, including but not limited to: violent or sexually-related crime against a child or adult, or a crime which may indicate a person might be reasonably expected to pose a threat to an adult; and felony for physical assault, battery, or a drugrelated offense committed within the past five (5) years.
