LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (LPN), CSS, FSW MIXED SHIFTS

Company: U Mass Memorial Health
Location: Worcester
Posted on: November 7, 2024

Job Description:

Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health? CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account. Exemption Status: Non-Exempt Schedule Details: Holidays - Every Other Holiday, Monday, Tuesday, Weekends - Every Other Weekend Scheduled Hours: 7am-3:30pm Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America) Hours: 0 Cost Center: 71000 - 0123 Passages Union: SEIU Local 509 Community Health Link This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process. Everyone Is a Caregiver 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 we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day. I. Major Responsibilities: 1. Asses the physical and psychosocial status of patients in all settings by obtaining appropriate patient histories, administering physician/primary care provider orders, nursing assessment, medication administration reconciliation, medication administration and documentation.
2. Provide appropriate health care and coordinates referrals as prescribed by providers.
3. Maintain documentation required for all primary care clients receiving in-home nursing services.
4. Promote education and adherence to prescribed treatment protocols.
5. Communicates with health care facilities when clients are admitted and plans for discharge to ensure continuity of care.
6. Facilitates wellness education to individuals and offer groups with health and wellness focus.
7. Records all client information within electronic medical record system daily, received by outside healthcare agencies.
II. Position Qualifications: License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. 6A: Community LPN: Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing with current license as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the state of Massachusetts Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. Must be able to pass a CORI background check Preferred: 1. 2-4 years' experience in medical nursing. Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements. Department-specific competencies, including age-specific competencies and their measurements, will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents. III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions: 1. Must be able to be in a standing position for extended periods of time.
2. Must be able to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds (e.g., machinery alarms, medicals codes or alarms).
3. Must be able to lift and move objects up to 50 pounds for various needs.
4. The characteristics above are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made if necessary in order to perform the essential functions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

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