LPN, Urology

Mass General Brigham•Salem, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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. We are located at 400 Highland Avenue in Salem, MA! We are seeking a per diem LPN to support this office on-site. Our practice is open Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm. The role will primarily support Salem with rotations to our practices in Danvers, Peabody, Newburyport and Saugus. The responsibilities of the LPN will be supporting traditional clinical duties such as phone triage, office visits, patient education, injections, and in basket management. Job Summary Under the supervision of a Nurse Manager, licensed clinical leader, or non-clinical practice manager – 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

Requirements

Trade/Technical/Vocational Diploma
Licensed Practical Nurse required
Licensed Practical Nurse [LPN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required
Basic Life Support [BLS Certification] - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred
Medical experience 0-1 year preferred
Basic knowledge of patient education: interviewing and listening skills, teaching and engagement techniques, and 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 professional, courteous, clear, and concise manner.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a community-based medical practice

Responsibilities

Interviews patients about current problems, medications, and allergies, and reviews medical records for pertinent previous and current information.
Measure and record patients' vital signs. Based on the chief complaint, the physician may also perform additional screening exams as needed, such as hearing, vision, depression, and falls assessments.
Measure and record patients' vital signs, including height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
Provide basic patient care and treatments, such as dressing wounds, treating bedsores, administering enemas or douches, applying alcohol rubs, massaging, performing catheterizations, administering routine immunizations, and/or providing nebulizer treatments and visual acuity tests.
Participates in patient treatment regimen, including administering medications (under the supervision of a physician and registered nurse).
Communicates post-visit findings and participates in the plan of care, in coordination with the appropriate clinical staff
Performs a variety of office responsibilities: answers phones and takes messages, and performs triage within the 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.
Assist patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, transferring in bed, and standing and walking.