Nurse, Internal Medicine
Haverhill, NH - USA
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.
Our Mass General Brigham Medical Group community healthcare center in Haverhill located at 1 Park Way has the latest in diagnostics technology and research. We proudly offer our patients unparalleled acute chronic and wellness care. Whether you visit us once a year for a physical or more often for a chronic health problem our team will provide you and your family with the service information and education required to achieve and maintain good health. Our multi-specialty group practice offers a broad range of medical sub-specialties.
We are seeking a 32-hour LPN or New Grad RN to support our Internal Medicine office onsite Monday through Thursday from 8:30am-5:00pm. This role is a mix of phone triage and nurse visits.
Job Summary
SummaryUnder the supervision of a Nurse Manager licensed clinical leader or non-clinical practice manager 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. Based on the chief complaint the physician may also perform additional screening exams as needed such as hearing vision depression and falls assessments.
-Measure and record patients vital signs including height weight temperature blood pressure pulse and respiration.
-Provide basic patient care and treatments such as dressing wounds treating bedsores administering enemas or douches applying alcohol rubs massaging performing catheterizations administering routine immunizations and/or providing nebulizer treatments and visual acuity tests.
-Participates in patient treatment regimen including administering medications (under the supervision of a physician and registered nurse).
-Communicates post-visit findings and participates in the plan of care in coordination with the appropriate clinical staff
-Performs a variety of office responsibilities: answers phones and takes messages and performs triage within the 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.
-Assist patients with bathing dressing maintaining personal hygiene transferring in bed and standing and walking.
Qualifications
-Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
-Current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse in MA required.
-BLS required prior to hire.
-Minimum of 1 year of RN or LPN experience preferably in a community-based ambulatory setting preferred.
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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.