Nurse, Internal Medicine
About The Position
Mass General Brigham is a not-for-profit organization that relies on a wide range of professionals to advance its mission of patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity focused on delivering high-quality, low-cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care, bringing healthcare closer to patients. It offers primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, urgent care, outpatient surgery, endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The community healthcare center in Haverhill, located at 1 Park Way, provides acute, chronic, and wellness care with the latest diagnostics, technology, and research. This multi-specialty group practice is seeking a 32-hour LPN or New Grad RN to support its Internal Medicine office onsite Monday through Thursday from 8:30am-5:00pm. This role involves a mix of phone triage and nurse visits, providing direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of a Nurse Manager, licensed clinical leader, or non-clinical practice manager, and in collaboration with other team members, in accordance with the scope of practice.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
- Current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse in MA required.
- BLS required prior to hire.
Nice To Haves
- Minimum of 1 year of RN or LPN experience, preferably in a community-based ambulatory setting preferred.
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.
Benefits
- competitive base pay
- comprehensive benefits
- career advancement opportunities
- differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable
- recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
