Licensed Practical Nurse; LPN - MGH

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Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals 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.

The Division of Infectious Diseases () at the Massachusetts General Hospital is a growing, vibrant division that provides high quality, patient-centered clinical care, outstanding training, and conducts research that impacts individual and population health.

We are committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are looking to hire a Staff Nurse to join our team.

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. This position involves patient care responsibilities as listed below.

Does this position require Patient Care? Yes

• 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 a variety of office responsibilities: answers phones, takes messages, and performs triage within the scope of licensed practical nursing practice in an accurate and timely manner.
• Collects samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and performs routine laboratory tests on samples.
• Prepares patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explains procedures.
• Helps patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.

Education Trade/Technical/Vocational Diploma;
Licensed Practical Nurse required. Not accepting experience in lieu of degree.

Licenses and Credentials Licensed Practical Nurse [LPN - State License] - Generic - HR;
Basic Life Support [BLS Certification] - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred.

Experience Medical experience 0-1 year 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.

Remote Type Hybrid

Work Location 265 Charles Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40

Employee Type Regular

Work Shift Day (United States of America)

Pay Range $21.30 - $30.41/Hourly

Grade 5

The General Hospital Corporation 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.

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