Mass General Brigham IRP - LPN

About the role

Under the 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. This position requires patient care.

Responsibilities

• Interview patients about current problems, medications, and allergies and review medical records 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 tests.
• Participate in patient treatment regimen, including administering medications (under the supervision of a physician and registered nurse).
• Perform a variety of office responsibilities: answer phones, take messages, and perform 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

• Education: Trade/Technical/Vocational Diploma required; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) required. Experience cannot be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Licenses and credentials: Licensed Practical Nurse [LPN – State License] required; Basic Life Support [BLS Certification] preferred.
• Experience: Medical experience, 2–3 years preferred.

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.

Pay

$40–$50 per hour

Physical requirements

• Standing: Frequently (34–66%)
• Walking: Frequently (34–66%)
• Sitting: Occasionally (3–33%)
• Lifting: Frequently (34–66%), 35 lbs+ (with assisted device)
• Carrying: Frequently (34–66%), 20–35 lbs
• Pushing: Occasionally (3–33%)
• Pulling: Occasionally (3–33%)
• Climbing: Rarely (less than 2%)
• Balancing: Frequently (34–66%)
• Stooping: Occasionally (3–33%)
• Kneeling: Occasionally (3–33%)
• Crouching: Occasionally (3–33%)
• Crawling: Rarely (less than 2%)
• Reaching: Frequently (34–66%)
• Gross manipulation (handling): Frequently (34–66%)
• Fine manipulation (fingering): Frequently (34–66%)
• Feeling: Constantly (67–100%)
• Foot use: Rarely (less than 2%)
• Vision – far: Constantly (67–100%)
• Vision – near: Constantly (67–100%)
• Talking: Constantly (67–100%)
• Hearing: Constantly (67–100%)

Work location

399 Revolution Drive (onsite)