License Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

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Provide nursing care for a vulnerable adult population. Performs nursing assessment, treatment, education and health care service coordination to individuals and families. The LPN collaborates with all components of the team and other health care agencies to ensure coordinated, comprehensive services. Services will be provided at Community Healthlink and outreach locations.

I. Major Responsibilities:

• Assess the physical and psychosocial status of patients in all settings by obtaining appropriate patient histories, administering physician/primary care provider orders, nursing assessment, medication administration reconciliation, medication administration and documentation.
• Provide appropriate health care and coordinates referrals as prescribed by providers.
• Maintain documentation required for all primary care clients receiving in-home nursing services.
• Promotes education and adherence to prescribed treatment protocols.
• Communicates with health care facilities when clients are admitted and plans for discharge to ensure continuity of care.
• Facilitates wellness education to individuals and offer groups with health and wellness focus.
• Records all client information within electronic medical record system daily, received by outside healthcare agencies.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:

• Complies with established division and program policies, procedures, and objectives.
• Attends variety of meetings, conferences, and trainings as required or directed.
• Demonstrates use of quality improvement in daily operations.
• Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
• Respects diverse views and approaches and contributes to maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility, and acceptance toward all employees, patients, and visitors.
• Maintains regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Maintains confidentiality.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

• License/Certification/Education: Required: 1. Grade N02: Community LPN: Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing with current license as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the state of Massachusetts. 2. Driving is not a requirement.
• Experience/Skills: Required: 1. Must be able to pass a CORI background check. Preferred: 1. 2-4 years of experience in medical nursing. Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.