Part-Time LPN - Urgent Care - MGH

About the role

Join our team! Fast paced Urgent Care Clinic right at our health center in Chelsea. Since we have a rotating schedule, there are generally options for you to work within your schedule availability which include weekdays and weekends.

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, including height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
• Provides basic patient care and treatments, such as dressing wounds, treating bedsores, administering enemas or douches, applying alcohol rubs, massaging, performing catheterizations, administering routine immunizations, and/or providing nebulizer treatments and visual acuity tests.
• Participates in patient treatment regimen, including administering medications (under the supervision of a physician and registered nurse).
• Communicates post-visit findings and participates in the plan of care, in coordination with the appropriate clinical staff.
• Performs a variety of office responsibilities: answers phones and takes messages, and performs triage within the 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.
• Aids patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, transferring in bed, and standing and walking.

Requirements

• Minimum 3-5 years of LPN experience.
• Strong preference for Emergency or Acute Care experience.

Qualifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse [LPN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required.
• Basic Life Support [BLS Certification] - Data Conversion - Various Issuers preferred.

Skills

• Basic knowledge of patient education: interviewing and listening skills, teaching and engagement techniques, and 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

We offer an outstanding benefits packages to eligible employees including...

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Generous paid time off
• Subsidized MBTA pass
• Resources for childcare and emergency backup care
• Hospital paid retirement plan and tax-sheltered annuity plan
• Employee “Perks” - enjoy discounts on tickets and passes for everything from ski resorts to museums to sporting events.

Pay

$31.50 - $43.64/Hourly

Schedule

Rotating (United States of America)