LPN, Med Surg Unit

Position: LPN, Med Surg Unit, 36hr, Days
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** Exemption Status:
** Non-Exempt
** Hiring Range:**$23.28 - $41.90
** Schedule Details:
** Holidays - Every Third Holiday, Monday through Friday, Weekends - Every Third Weekend
** Scheduled

Hours:

** 6:45AM-7:15PM
** Shift:
** 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)
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* Hours:

** 36
* * Cost Center:
** 25080 - 1291 2N IP Adult Acute Care This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.# #
** Everyone Is a Caregiver
** At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

The staff Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), under the supervision of the Nurse Director or designee, is responsible for the nursing care of assigned patients, and to prescribe, delegate and coordinate the patient care administered by staff. Included in such responsibility is the goal of assisting patients to move as rapidly, uneventfully and safely through their hospitalization period.

I. Major Responsibilities:  
1. Uses Nursing process to assess and plan care.  
2. Effectively performs Nursing tasks utilizing policy and procedure.  
3. Functions effectively in all urgent and emergent situations.  
4. Delegates effectively.  
5. Coordinates exchange of information between staff, physicians and administration.  
6. Manages the dynamics of changing flow and acuity of the unit.  
7. Utilizes the correct format for all documentation.  
8. Reports significant patient information in a timely manner.  
9. Uses effective communication techniques based on the level of understanding.  10. Assists in monitoring activities related to improvement initiatives.  11. Devises/supports new techniques and procedures to improve efficiency and quality of patient care, utilizing lean theory/ processes.  12. Participates in a hospital council/committee.  13. Pursues opportunities to participate in new learning experiences, ie:
Clinical ladders, clinical certification not required for the position.  14. Promotes cooperation and understanding and acts as a teacher and role model.

II. Position

Qualifications:

License/Certification/

Education:

Required:

1. Graduation and training from an accredited school of nursing with current license by the Massachusetts B.O.R.N. American Heart Association or equivalent B.L.S. certification for health care provider required upon hire or during orientation.

Experience/

Skills:

Preferred:  1. A minimum of one year of general medical-surgical experience is preferred.

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.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments.  The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description.  Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and

Environmental Conditions:

On-the-job time is spent in the following physical activities:  
1. Stand - 2/3  2. Walk - 2/3  3. Sit - 1/3  4. Talk or hear - 2/3  5. Uses hands to finger, handle or feel - 2/3  6. Push/pull - 1/3 to 2/3  7. Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl - 1/3  8. Reach with hands and arms - 1/3 to 2/3

This job requires that weight be lifted or force be exerted:  1. Up to 10 pounds - 2/3  2. Up to 25 pounds - 1/3 to 2/3  3. Up to 50 pounds - 1/3  4. Up to 100 pounds - 1/3  5. More than 100 pounds - 1/3

This job requires exposure to the following environmental conditions:  
1. Work near moving mechanical parts - 1/3  2. Toxic or caustic chemicals - Up to 1/3  3. Risk of…