Fish Health Clinic Derm Licensed Practical Nurse BWH

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

 

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Shift: 20hr day - fully benefits eligible

We're offering a generous sign-on bonus ($5,000) to welcome you to our team. Recognizing and valuing exceptional talent, we're eager to discuss the exciting details of this bonus during our interview process.

 

Job Summary

Under supervision of a Nurse Manager or licensed clinical leader and in collaboration with other team members, provides direct and indirect patient care in accordance with the scope of practice.

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.

 

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.

• 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.

 

 

Onsite

 

850 Boylston Street

 

20

 

Regular

 

Day (United States of America)

 

Pay Range

$29.13 - $43.64/Hourly

 

Grade

5

 

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