Licensed Practical Nurse Lpn

$2,500 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates 

Opportunities with Reliant Medical Group, part of the Optum family of businesses. Join a community-based, multi-specialty, physician-led organization where you will work with talented peers on a common purpose: improving the quality, cost and experience of health care. Here, we focus on delivering the best patient care, rather than volume. Through innovation and superior care management, we support patients and your well-being as a team member. Join a team at the forefront of value-based care and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.  

The Licensed Practical Nurse provides care to patients while adhering to the standards of nursing practice, under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Provides care to patients ranging with the ages of infants to geriatrics.

Position Details:

• Location: 5 Neponset Street, Worcester, MA
• Department: Family Practice/Internal Medicine (Float)  
• Schedule: Monday through Friday, full time 38.75 hours with shifts varying between 7:30AM to 5:00PM     

Primary Responsibilities:

• Prepare examination rooms and sterilize medical equipment & instruments
• Room patients, obtain health history and check vital signs
• Document patient care using electronic medical record software
• Administer medications and perform injections/immunizations
• Assist providers with minor, in-office procedures and perform point-of-care testing

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• High School Diploma or GED
• Currently licensed as a RN / LPN in the State of Massachusetts
• Knowledge of various software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 years LPN experience in an ambulatory setting with telephone triage
• IV therapy and other department specific skills training
• Experience with electronic medical record software; Epic experience a plus

Physical Requirement:

• Physical health sufficient to meet the ergonomic standards and demands of the position

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
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