Primary Care LPN

Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Inc.•Worcester, MA

2d•$30 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

The Primary Care LPN provides high-quality, patient-centered primary medical care at the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. Working as part of a clinical practice team, the LPN collaborates with other team members to assess, treat, and educate patients; coordinate care; and support patients and their families. The role includes helping patients manage their health through evidence-based approaches, contributing to projects focused on specific patient population needs, and communicating effectively using appropriate strategies such as health literacy approaches. New graduate nurses are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

Massachusetts LPN license.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care within the scope of licensure, including patient assessment and administration of vaccinations, medications, and treatments.
Provide patient education.
Delegate patient care activities to ensure smooth patient flow.
Coordinate patient care outside the organization, including medication management, review of diagnostic test results, and follow-up on outside services such as emergency room visits and consultations.
Perform point-of-care (POC) testing.
Document patient care in the electronic health record (EHR).
Modify patient care as appropriate for the patient's age.
Triage patients with acute symptoms in person or by telephone.
Request medical interpretation services.
Provide nursing-centered services through nursing visits, chronic disease visits, and family planning visits.
Support patients and families in self-management using evidence-based approaches.
Participate in coordinating care for individual patients and collaborate with the clinical practice team.