LPN, Surgical Practice, Milford, 40 hours, days
About The Position
Performs selected and delegated nursing tasks in the care of patients. This role involves coordinating patient flow, preparing patients for examinations and procedures, assisting physicians, evaluating patients, documenting information, taking vital signs, cleaning and stocking examination rooms, maintaining supplies and pharmaceuticals, performing and recording laboratory results, triaging medical calls, returning calls, providing patient education, calling prescriptions and refills, establishing recall systems for appointments and tests, calling patients who miss appointments, preparing, administering, and documenting immunizations and injections, and receiving and evaluating patient referrals. All responsibilities are essential job functions.
Requirements
- Completion of an accredited school of practical nursing program.
- Current Massachusetts LPN licensure.
- Knowledge of basic nursing procedures.
- Three to twelve months experience.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates patient flow and prepares patient for examinations. Prepares patient for office and laboratory procedures as required. Assists physician and others as required or directed.
- Evaluates patients. Documents information as required. Takes vital signs such as weight, blood pressure, height and temperature.
- Cleans and stocks examination rooms as required. Maintains supplies and pharmaceuticals as required.
- Performs and records laboratory results such as urine dip sticks. Documents readings as required. Ensures laboratory results are received and reviewed by physician or others as required.
- Triages medical calls. Returns calls and documents in patient medical record as required or directed. Ensures follow up. Provides patient education.
- Calls prescriptions and refills as directed. Documents prescription calls as required.
- Establishes recall system for physical examinations, paps, abnormal tests and related results.
- Calls patients who miss appointments as required. Documents no shows and follow up as required.
- Prepares, administers and documents immunizations, injections and laboratory tests following standard procedure within scope of practice.
- Receives and evaluates patient referrals as required.
- Cover on the floor as back fill for the wound nurse, phone triage for multi-specialty including : General, Colorectal and Vascular Surgery
Benefits
- signing bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
