LPN/RN for 5 Star Nursing Facility

The Knollwood Nursing Center, part of the Briarwood Retirement Community, was recently voted the #1 Continuing Care Retirement Community in Massachusetts and #15 in the Nation by Newsweek Magazine! We also have fantastic benefits such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield healthcare, free Life Insurance, a dental and vision plan, a 401(k) with company match, and much more! We also offer 7-day a week FREE use of our indoor heated lap pool, state-of-the-art gym and sauna!

We are looking for full time and part time LPNs and RNs to provide direct and indirect patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, professional standards of care, state regulations and accreditation standards and DPH philosophy, policies, and procedures.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Interviews patients about current problems, medications, and allergies and reviews medical record for pertinent previous and current information.
• Participates in patient treatment regimen, including administering medications (under the supervision of a physician and registered nurse).
• Establishes and documents patient treatment regimen under supervision of RN or MD and implements treatment.
• Performs routine immunizations, nebulizer treatments, and visual acuity testing, and administers and reads TB tests.
• Assists in phlebotomy, identifies patient, checks requisition form for requested tests, and prepares equipment, patient and puncture site.
• Assists in IV set-up: verifying solution to be administered, evaluating infusion site, checking IV function and patient comfort, and discontinuing IV at appropriate time, as ordered by MD.
• Maintains adequate inventory of examination room supplies and prepares exam rooms at the beginning and end of day and between each patient contact.
• Performs variety of office responsibilities: answers phones and takes messages and performs triage within scope of licensed practical nursing practice in an accurate and timely manner.
• Facilitates and assists in the coordination of patient referrals.
• Participates in the orientation and training of new personnel.

COMPETENCIES:

• Communicates effectively with residents, families, visitors, co-workers, physicians and other employees.
• Strong sense of responsibility and moral integrity; compassion and patience essential

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduation from an Accredited LPN Program.
• Current Massachusetts LPN license.
• Responsible for re-licensure per federal and state regulations.
• One to two years of experience preferred.
• Long term or sub-acute experience preferred.
• Compliance with CEU requirements.
• Current CPR and IV therapy certification preferred.

Come and see why Briarwood is #1!!