Ambulatory Nurse BWH

The General Hospital Corporation; Boston (MA); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. is seeking Ambulatory Staff Nurses to provide direct patient care in outpatient clinics. Nurses will conduct telephone triage, assess symptoms, and guide patients to appropriate levels of care while documenting plans in the EMR.

Roles involve on-site clinic work, collaborative practice with MDs, PAs and NPs, and ensuring high standards of nursing care, safety, and patient education across a range of specialties.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse licensed in Massachusetts.
• Experience delivering ambulatory care and triage is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Develop comprehensive discharge plans and coordinate with care teams.
• Administer medications safely and document interventions.
• Collaborate with physicians, mid-levels and other care professionals to ensure quality care.
• Maintain safe care environments and adhere to infection control practices.

Formation

Massachusetts RN license

Outils

EMR

Description du poste

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

Ambulatory Nursing opportunities

We anticipate needs in the following areas

• Allergy/ Clinical Immunology
• Cardiology
• Endocrine/ Weight Management
• Lung Center
• Neurology
• Transplant
• Primary Care

These roles based in ambulatory clinics, and Staff Nurses work includes on-site work schedules, interacting with patients in-person and on-line, frequent collaborative work with providers including MD's, PA's, NP's to ensure the best and most appropriate care is delivered.

Each role entails telephone triage. This is the safe, effective, and appropriate disposition of health-related problems and includes: assessing the severity of symptoms, communicating urgent patient needs to the LIP, referral to appropriate setting or level of care, documenting interventions and an individualized plan of care using an EMR, education of patients and families on their disease process and interventions to promote health and well-being, preliminary interpretation of data, providing home health advice and follow-up, ability to make triage decisions quickly and calmly in emergency situations, and assuring continuity of care.

Summary

The Registered Nurse is a professional nurse registered in Massachusetts who is responsible and accountable for planning and providing patient care for assigned patients in accordance with Nursing Standards of Care as set forth in the Nursing Department's Clinical Practice Manual. The registered nurse demonstrates initiative, knowledge and clinical skills in caring for the patient with complex needs. The Registered Nurse demonstrates the ability to effectively manage patients by assuming full responsibility for the assessment, plan, implementation and evaluation of patient care and is directly responsible to a designated nurse manager, or supervisor.

Essential Functions

CLINICAL PRACTICE

• Accountable for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating a plan of care for a specific patient assignment.
• Sets priorities when organizing care for patients with varying acuity.
• Maintain continuity through clear and concise (verbal and written) communication.
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge of growth and development of the adult and geriatric patient. In areas, such as the NICU and Obstetrics the principals of growth and development are applicable to the neonate.

Quality of Care

• Documents patient care in a manner that is clear, complete, concise and in compliance with nursing documentation standards.
• Develops a comprehensive plan of care based on data from an initial assessment of patient and family, information from other members of the health care team, intra-agency referral and previous medical records.
• Develops a comprehensive educational plan for the patient and family, utilizing appropriate resources and documents according to the department's documentation standards.
• Develops a comprehensive discharge plan utilizing appropriate resources and referrals including community resources.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care, and documents progress in meeting stated goals. Revises plan of care as needed to achieve desired outcomes.
• Participates actively in the unit-based and organizational quality management and/or quality improvement programs.
• Provides a safe environment for patients, staff, family and visitors.
• Administers medication safely according to established policies and procedures.
• Performs nursing procedures safely and efficiently.
• Uses equipment safely and efficiently.
• Demonstrates awareness of potential/actual risks of infection and modes of transmission.
• Utilizes universal precautions in nursing practice.

Coordination/Collaboration

• Interacts with patients, families, and colleagues in a professional manner.
• Collaborates with other discipline(s).
• Develops, utilizes and evaluates unit-specific standards of care.
• Upholds the A.N.A. code of ethics and acts as a role model to other staff members.
• Participates in determining and implementing goals and objectives for the unit.
• Participates in determining goals and objectives in the periodic review and evaluation.
• Serves on unit-based and organizational committees and disseminates information to peers.

Education

• Assumes responsibility for personal and professional growth through identification of own learning needs.
• Shares knowledge and experience with colleagues.
• Participates in unit-based and organizational educational progr