LPN, Wound/Vascular, 32 hours, Days

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Pay

Hiring Range: $28.14 - $41.12. Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule

• Monday through Friday
• Scheduled Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
• Shift: Day Shift, 8 Hours
• Hours: 32 per week

This position may have a signing bonus available; a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

About the Role

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 you can 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.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates patient flow and prepares patients for examinations.
• Prepares patients for office and laboratory procedures as required.
• Assists physician and others as required or directed.
• Evaluates patients and documents information as required.
• Takes vital signs such as weight, blood pressure, height, and temperature.
• Cleans and stocks examination rooms as required.
• Maintains supplies and pharmaceuticals as required.
• Performs and records laboratory results such as urine dip sticks and documents readings as required.
• Ensures laboratory results are received and reviewed by physician or others as required.
• Triages medical calls, returns calls, and documents in patient medical record as required or directed.
• Provides patient education.
• Calls prescriptions and refills as directed and documents prescription calls as required.
• Establishes recall system for physical examinations, paps, abnormal tests, and related results.
• Calls patients who miss appointments as required and documents no shows and follow up.
• Prepares, administers, and documents immunizations, injections, and laboratory tests following standard procedure within scope of practice.
• Receives and evaluates patient referrals as required.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited school of practical nursing program.
• Current Massachusetts LPN licensure.
• Knowledge of basic nursing procedures.
• Three to twelve months of experience.

Unless certification, licensure, or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed may be substituted for the above requirements.