UMass Memorial Health·Webster, Massachusetts
The LPN is responsible for providing nursing care to assigned patients in an adult psychiatric unit. Key duties include assessing patients, planning care, and coordinating with physicians and administration to ensure safe hospitalization.
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$24.44 - $44.00
Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.
Holidays - Every Other Holiday, Sunday through Saturday, Weekends - Every Other Weekend
Scheduled Hours: 1445-2315
2 - Evening Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)
Hours: 24
25082 - 1900 Psychiatry Adult Inp Web
This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
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 20,000 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.
The staff Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), under the supervision of the Nurse Director or designee, is responsible for the nursing care of assigned patients, and to prescribe, delegate and coordinate the patient care administered by staff. Included in such responsibility is the goal of assisting patients to move as rapidly, uneventfully and safely through their hospitalization period.
1. Uses Nursing process to assess and plan care. 2. Effectively performs Nursing tasks utilizing policy and procedure. 3. Functions effectively in all urgent and emergent situations. 4. Delegates effectively. 5. Coordinates exchange of information between staff, physicians and administration. 6. Manages the dynamics of changing flow and acuity of the unit.
Required: 1. Graduation and training from an accredited school of nursing with current license by the Massachusetts B.O.R.N. American Heart Association or equivalent B.L.S. certification for health care provider required upon hire or during orientation.
Preferred: 1. A minimum of one year of general medical-surgical experience is preferred.
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 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.
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.
Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited nursing school with a current Massachusetts B.O.R.N. license and BLS certification. A minimum of one year of general medical-surgical experience is preferred.
Market context
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