Fish Women's Health Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse BWH

Site: The Brigham and Womens Hospital Inc.

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Shift: 20hr day - fully benefits eligible

Were offering a generous sign-on bonus ($5000) to welcome you to our team. Recognizing and valuing exceptional talent were eager to discuss the exciting details of this bonus during our interview process.

Job 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
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.

Requirements

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

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

• Experience: Some experience in a healthcare setting preferred.

• Must be certified in Basic Life Support or willing to become certified within 3 months.

• Experience with telephone triage preferred

• Strong communication skills

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.

Onsite

850 Boylston Street

20

Regular

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$21.30 - $30.41/Hourly

Grade

5

At Mass General Brigham we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive and any offer extended will take into account your skills relevant experience if applicable education certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation addition to competitive base pay we offer comprehensive benefits career advancement opportunities differentials premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth. We invite you to apply and our Talent Acquisition team will provide an overview of your potential compensation and benefits package.

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 .

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