LPN Urgent Care Per Diem BWH Foxboro

Licensed Practical Nurse

Join our team! Fast paced Urgent Care Clinic right at our medical center in Patriot Place. Since we have a rotating schedule, there are generally options for you to work within your schedule availability which include weekdays and weekends.

Under 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.

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.

Licenses and Credentials: Licensed Practical Nurse in Massachusetts required.

Basic Life Support [BLS Certification]

Experience: Medical experience 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: 20 Patriot Place

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0

Employee Type: Per Diem

Work Shift: Rotating (United States of America)

Pay Range: $31.50 - $43.64/Hourly

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 package. In 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.

EEO Statement:

2200 The Brigham and Women's 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 Veteran's 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.