LPN, Urgent Care, Part Time BWH Foxboro

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The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

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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

• 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.
• Provides 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.
• 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.
• Licensed Practical Nurse in Massachusetts required.
• Basic Life Support [BLS Certification].
• Medical experience preferred.
• 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 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.

Onsite

20 Patriot Place

24

Regular

Rotating (United States of America)

21.73 - 31.02 per hour

We offer competitive base pay and comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable. Our base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package.

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.

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