LPN - PACE ElderCare: In-Home & Center Nursing

Fallon Health; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Fallon Health’s Summit ElderCare is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to join the care team, ensuring participants receive high-quality, timely care at the PACE center or in the community. The LPN will perform nursing tasks under supervision of the RN Manager and SE Providers, with documentation and follow-through.

The role requires MA nursing license, 3+ years in primary or long-term care, 1 year with frail elders, reliable transportation within a 30-mile radius, and ability to travel between

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Valid license to perform Practical Nursing in Massachusetts.
• Access to reliable transportation to perform work throughout the PACE center’s service area (30-mile radius) when needed. Willingness to occasionally assist other SE PACE centers either in person or remotely, as appropriate, when there is an opening or a gap in coverage.
• Minimum of three years’ nursing experience in a primary care practice or long-term care facility or similar clinical setting.
• Minimum of one year working in a nursing capacity with frail elders.

Responsibilities

• Implement plans of care formulated by the Provider and Primary RN in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Receive calls from participants and caregivers, triage appropriately, and document in the medical record.
• Administer prescribed medications, record vitals, and perform treatments and wound care as assigned for participants attending the day center.
• Make frequent home visits to evaluate the home environment, fill weekly medication packs, and deliver relevant health teaching for participants and their caregivers.
• Record vitals, administer prescribed treatments, and make recommendations to the IDT regarding unmet participant needs.
• Assignments will require occasional or frequent travel throughout the service area to/from participants’ homes and contracted facilities.

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Job description

Fallon Health’s Summit ElderCare is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to join the care team, ensuring participants receive high-quality, timely care at the PACE center or in the community. The LPN will perform nursing tasks under supervision of the RN Manager and SE Providers, with documentation and follow-through.

The role requires MA nursing license, 3+ years in primary or long-term care, 1 year with frail elders, reliable transportation within a 30-mile radius, and ability to travel between