Office Nurse, Westboro Internal Medicine, 40 Hours, Days

UMass Memorial Health • Westborough, MA

11d • $25 - $44 • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Current licensure in the State of Massachusetts either LPN or RN.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as an LPN or RN.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and lead and train a group of employees.
• Knowledge of nursing procedures and practices.
• Knowledge of office and laboratory procedures.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and strong proficiency with Microsoft office applications and electronic health records.

Nice To Haves

• BLS Certification

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Triages phone calls and executes appropriate follow through.
• 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.
• Performs venipuncture using aseptic technique, 12 lead EKGs and immunizations. Administers immunizations, medications, IVs. Performs quality control testing in compliance with CLIA regulations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees