Dermatology LPN BWH

About the role

A $5,000.00 sign on bonus is being offered to eligible new employees hired in our LPN positions.

Responsibilities

• Interviews patients about current problems, medications, and allergies and reviews medical records for pertinent previous and current information.
• Measures and records patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
• Provides 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 tests.
• 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.
• Collects samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and performs routine laboratory tests on samples.
• Prepares patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explains procedures.
• Helps patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.

Requirements

Massachusetts Licensed Practical Nurse [LPN License] required.

Basic Life Support [BLS Certification] preferred.

Medical experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Trade/Technical/Vocational Diploma

Skills

• 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.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.

Pay

$31.50 - $43.64/Hourly

Schedule

Day (United States of America)