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Jamaica Plain, MA - USA

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1 Vacancy

Job Description

Site: The Brigham and Womens Hospital Inc.


Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.


Licensed Practical Nurse/ LPN/ Brookside Community Health Jamaica Plain MA
PART TIME 24 HOURS Rotating schedule

(please note RNs will not be considered seeking LPNs Only)

Sign on Bonus! $3000 sign on bonus is being offered to eligible new employees hired into this LPN position (non- MGB employees). Ask for more details!

ABOUT BROOKSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER:
Brookside is a licensed Community Health Center of Brigham and Womens Hospital and provides multi-disciplinary
comprehensive care with services in a range of medical areas including: Adult Family and Pediatric Primary Care
OB/GYN Family Planning Dental/Oral Surgery Nutrition/WIC Behavioral Health and Specialty Medicine (Cardiology
Pulmonology and Nephrology). Brookside also has a Laboratory onsite Financial Counseling and Community Resource
Specialists. Each year more than 11000 patients from Jamaica Plain the city of Boston and surrounding areas use these
services producing more than 69000 visits to Brookside each year. Most of Brooksides patient population are Spanish speaking
and socioeconomically underserved. The health centers services guided by equity are provided by a bilingual
English/Spanish medical and professional staff. Brookside is a teaching site for Harvard Medical School Mass General
Institute of Health Professionals School of Nursing Harvard Dental School Boston University Dental School as well as
other Boston area health care professional programs.



Job Summary

Summary
Under supervision of a Nurse Manager or licensed clinical leader and in collaboration with other team members provides direct and indirect patient care in accordance with the scope of practice.
Does this position require Patient Care Yes
Essential Functions
-Interviews patient about current problems medications allergies and reviews medical record for pertinent previous and current information.
-Measure and record patients vital signs such as height weight temperature blood pressure pulse or respiration.
-Provide basic patient care or treatments such as dressing wounds treating bedsores giving enemas or douches rubbing with alcohol massaging performing catheterizations routine immunizations and/or nebulizer treatments and visual acuity test.
-Participates in patient treatment regimen including administering medications (under the supervision of a physician and registered nurse).
-Performs variety of office responsibilities: answers phones and takes messages and performs triage within scope of licensed practical nursing practice in an accurate and timely manner.
-Collect samples such as blood urine or sputum from patients and perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
-Prepare patients for examinations tests or treatments and explain procedures.
-Help patients with bathing dressing maintaining personal hygiene moving in bed or standing and walking.



Qualifications

Education

  • Education: Graduate of an accredited Licensed Practical Nursing Program.

Licenses and Credentials

  • Licenses/Certifications: Current LPN Licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts required.

  • Basic Life Support preferred.


Experience

  • Nursing experience preferred.

Language skills

  • Spanish Language strongly preferred.


Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Basic knowledge of patient education: interviewing and listening skills teaching and engagement techniques understanding of health-related conditions and information.
- Ability to accurately perform vital signs and obtain pertinent health information including but not limited to; temperature pulse respirations blood pressure height and weight.
- Ability to administer medication; routes of administration may include injections intravenous and oral medications.
- Knowledge and ability to perform specific procedures and tests as appropriate to the clinical setting.
- Ability to communicate in a professional courteous clear and concise manner.







Additional Job Details (if applicable)



Remote Type

Onsite



Work Location

640 Centre Street



Scheduled Weekly Hours

24



Employee Type

Regular



Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)



EEO Statement:

The Brigham and Womens Hospital Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religious creed national origin sex age gender identity disability sexual orientation military service genetic information and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at .



Mass General Brigham Competency Framework

At Mass General Brigham our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance make hiring decisions identify development needs mobilize employees across our system and establish a strong talent pipeline.

Employment Type

Part-Time

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