IRP Licensed Practical Nurse
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Job Location:
Somerville, NJ - USA
Monthly Salary:
USD 282 - 7642
Posted on:
01-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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.
Job Summary
SummaryUnder the 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 patients about current problems medications and allergies and reviews medical records 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 tests.
-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
Trade/Technical/Vocational Diploma Licensed Practical Nurse required
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree
No
Licenses and Credentials
Licensed Practical Nurse LPN - State License - Generic - HR Only required Basic Life Support BLS Certification - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred
Experience
Medical experience 2-3 years 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)
Physical Requirements
- Standing Frequently (34-66%)
- Walking Frequently (34-66%)
- Sitting Occasionally (3-33%)
- Lifting Frequently (34-66%) 35lbs (w/assisted device)
- Carrying Frequently (34-66%) 20lbs - 35lbs
- Pushing Occasionally (3-33%)
- Pulling Occasionally (3-33%)
- Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Balancing Frequently (34-66%)
- Stooping Occasionally (3-33%)
- Kneeling Occasionally (3-33%)
- Crouching Occasionally (3-33%)
- Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Reaching Frequently (34-66%)
- Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34-66%)
- Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%)
- Feeling Constantly (67-100%)
- Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%)
- Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%)
- Talking Constantly (67-100%)
- Hearing Constantly (67-100%)
Remote Type
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EEO Statement:
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.
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Dermal Fillers
- Experience Administering Injections
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Botox Experience
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
About Company
Patients at Mass General have access to a vast network of physicians, nearly all of whom are Harvard Medical School faculty and many of whom are leaders within their fields.
