Renaming files question

I am new to Lightroom and have a file naming question. I previously used Capture NX2 to import and rename my files. My convention is "YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS-JAH".
Capture NX2 had an option where it would add a "-n" after the seconds field (SS in above) and before my initials (-JAH in above). This way, if there multiple pictures within the same second, they would be sequentially numbered. This would avoid overwriting the first image with subsequent ones that would have the same name.
I have not found a way within the Lightroom 3.4.1 naming capabilities to replicate this convention. Am I missing something, or does anyone have a workaround they have discovered.
Thanks,
Jim

Thanks very much Lee. I will give it a shot.
Regards,
Jim

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I know this sounds utterly idiotic, but is there a way to rename a photo other than in List View in the Browser View? All I want to do is change the name of a single photo that I imported awhile ago.
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