Licensed Practical Nurse

About This Role

The Licensed Practical Nurse provides direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of a Nurse Manager or licensed clinical leader, collaborating with a healthcare team to advance patient care, research, teaching, and community service at Brigham and Women's Hospital's Fish Center.

Responsibilities

• Interview patients about current problems, medications, and allergies, and review medical records.
• Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
• Provide basic patient care or treatments, including dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, administering catheterizations, routine immunizations, nebulizer treatments, and visual acuity tests.
• Participate in patient treatment regimens, including administering medications under the supervision of a physician and registered nurse.
• Perform a variety of office responsibilities, including answering phones, taking messages, and performing triage within the scope of licensed practical nursing practice.
• 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

• Trade/Technical/Vocational Diploma in Licensed Practical Nursing
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - State License

Qualifications

• Trade/Technical/Vocational Diploma Licensed Practical Nurse required
• 0-1 year of medical experience preferred

Nice to Have

• 0-1 year of medical experience
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Basic knowledge of patient education, interviewing, and listening skills
• Ability to accurately perform vital signs and obtain pertinent health information
• Ability to administer medication
• Knowledge and ability to perform specific procedures and tests appropriate to the clinical setting
• Ability to communicate in a professional, courteous, clear, and concise manner

Benefits

Certifications