Licensed Practical Nurse

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a leader in Primary Care, supporting a highly diverse population across the Boston metro-north region. Today, CHA serves more than 120,000 primary care patients during more than 300,000 annual visits. Services are available at 13 primary care centers, 3 teen health centers, via telehealth, and through some very special programs, right in patient homes.

As a member of CHA Primary Care
, you will be part of a dynamic team that values creativity and innovation. You will help deliver care across the entire spectrum of primary care‑—with internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, geriatrics and women’s health services. You will be in a team‑based setting, where primary care works hand‑in‑hand with behavioral health, pharmacy, complex care and multilingual interpreter services. CHA is also a teaching hospital, with several primary care centers hosting CHA’s Harvard Internal Medicine residency and Tufts Family Medicine residency.

The Licensed Practical Nurse provides patient centered care on stable patient populations who have predictable outcomes of care. The LPN competently utilizes evidence‑based ambulatory care nursing interventions during clinical visits, telephone encounters, and electronic communications. They participate in the development and implementation of the interdisciplinary plan of care that identifies strategies tailored to achieve expected outcomes. They conduct patient centered history, collect vital signs, administer medications and immunizations, collect specimens, and many other duties as assigned.

Education: Graduation from an accredited licensed practical school of nursing

Licensure: MA LPN Licensure required

Certifications: Maintains current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification

Linguistic Capabilities: Spoken and written fluency in English required. Ability to speak a second language preferred.