Office Nurse, Medical Group

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** Exemption Status:
** Non-Exempt
** Hiring Range:**$23.28 - $41.90
** Schedule Details:
** Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday
** Scheduled

Hours:

** M: 8am-4:30pm; TWTh 8:30am-5pm
** Shift:
** 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)
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* Hours:

** 32
* * Cost Center:
** 25080 - 4096 Allergy Immunology Clinic 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.

Completes patient physical assessment. Performs and/or delegates patient treatments as prescribed by the physician. Documents patient care. Develops and implements an educational plan for patient/family.

I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Acts as a role model for all clinical staff. Trains, and provides direction/oversight to the clinical staff. Participates in the interviewing and evaluating of the clinical staff.
2. Triages phone calls and executes appropriate follow through.  
3. Performs vital signs, and visual acuity on designated patients and documents appropriately. Assists physicians with technical procedures, such as outpatient surgical procedures, pap smears, sigmoidoscopies etc., assembling sterile instruments and supplies, participating in the set up, maintenance, and disassembly and cleaning of patient equipment.  
4. Performs venipuncture using aseptic technique, 12 lead EKGs and immunizations. Administers immunizations, medications, IVs. Performs quality control testing in compliance with CLIA regulations.  
5. Recognizes changes in patient's physical and mental condition and takes appropriate actions. Responds appropriately to emergency situations. Provides nursing interventions to appropriate to patient's physical condition and emotional status.  
6. Demonstrates a commitment to promote an office environment that supports positive public relations and image, effective communication with patients, visitors, and health team members.

Standard Lead Staffing Level Responsibilities:
1. Distributes and monitors the flow of work for an assigned group of employees.  Provides training and technical assistance to employees within the assigned work area.  Assists supervisor in assuring that assigned employees are provided with appropriate resources, materials, and methods.  Provides recommendations to manager or supervisor for the most efficient utilization of assigned personnel.  Relays work instruction from the supervisor or physician  
2. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.  
3. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.  
4. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.  
5. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.  
6. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.  
7. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.  
8. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position

Qualifications:

License/Certification/

Education:

Required:

1. High school diploma or equivalent.  
2. Current licensure in the State of Massachusetts   either LPN or RN.Preferred:  1. BLS Certification Experience/

Skills:

Required:

1.  Minimum of 2 years’ experience as an LPN or RN.
2.  Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and lead and train a group of employees.
3.  Knowledge of nursing procedures and practices.
4.  Knowledge of office and laboratory…