Fish Women's Health Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse BWH (massgeneralbrigham)
Job posting number: #244597 (Ref:RQ4020260)
Job Description
Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
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.
Job Summary
Does this position require Patient Care?
Essential Functions
- Interviews patient about current problems, medications, allergies and reviews medical record for pertinent previous and current information.
-Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
-Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, performing catheterizations, routine immunizations, and/or nebulizer treatments and visual acuity test.
-Participates in patient treatment regimen, including administering medications (under the supervision of a physician and registered nurse).
-Performs variety of office responsibilities: answers phones and takes messages and performs triage within 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.
-Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.
Qualifications
Requirements
Licenses/Certifications: Current LPN Licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Education: Graduate of an accredited Licensed Practical Nursing Program.
Experience: Some experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
Must be certified in Basic Life Support or willing to become certified within 3 months.
Experience with telephone triage preferred
Strong communication skills
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Basic knowledge of patient education: interviewing and listening skills, teaching and engagement techniques, 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.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
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EEO Statement:
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.