Nurse, Allergy

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Mass General Brigham Medical Group Northern Massachusetts, Inc.

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.

The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care. This work stems from Mass General Brigham's unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.

The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites.

Pentucket Medical Associates' Allergy Clinic in Haverhill and Newburyport offers comprehensive care for patients with allergies and immunological disorders. This specialty provides diagnosis and treatment for conditions such as seasonal allergies, food allergies, asthma, and immune system disorders. The team is equipped with advanced diagnostic tools and treatment options to deliver personalized care. As part of Mass General Brigham Community Physicians, Pentucket Medical Associates has been serving the Greater Merrimack Valley for over 50 years, emphasizing a commitment to patient-centered care and access to a wide range of medical specialties.

We are seeking a full-time, 36-hour Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse to support our Allergy team! This LPN/RN will float to both our Newburyport and Haverhill practices. The desired schedule is Tuesday through Friday from 7:30am to 5:30pm.

Job Summary

Summary

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.

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 or

Associate's Degree Nursing required and Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred

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 or

Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required 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…