Nurse Practitioner/NP (T2) - Heart Transplant (Full Time)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 105,600 - 143,616; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization is seeking a Transplant Nurse Practitioner in Boston, MA to oversee care for organ transplant candidates. Responsibilities include developing patient care plans, coordinating with providers, and providing education. A Master's degree in Nursing and current Nursing License are required. Experience in a teaching hospital is preferred. Competitive salary between $105,600 and $143,616 annually.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required in Nursing. Master's degree preferred.
• 0-1 years related work experience required.
• MA Board authorization to practice as an APRN NRSG.

Responsibilities

• Perform history and physical examinations, formulation of care plans.
• Acts as an educator and serves as a clinical resource for staff.
• Coordinates the care of patients to provide safe patient-centered care.

Skills

Written Communications

Oral Communications

Knowledge

Team Work

Customer Service

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

Nursing License

Basic Life Support Certificate

Tools

Web based applications

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)

Job description

Overview

The Transplant Nurse Practitioner is an important member of the multidisciplinary transplant team. The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for overseeing care for organ transplant candidates, and is responsible for: collecting clinical information about patients and potential donors, summarizing medical data, and presenting information to the transplant team; arranging diagnostic testing and treatment procedures for patients; providing education to patients and families about transplantation; interfacing with multiple providers to ensure optimal pre and post-transplant care; participating in a team that provides 24 hour on call coverage of patient related phone calls.

Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

• Performs history and physical examinations, formulation of care plans, ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests and provides education to patients and their families.
• Acts as an educator and serves as a clinical resource for staff through consultation formal and informal education, review of literature and participation in seminars and conferences.
• Coordinates the care of patients in order to provide safe, effective, efficient and timely patient centered care. Liaises between visiting nurses, clinical staff and consult services. Care plans and execution of those plans should encompass the entire service to tie the service together. Consults with physicians or surgeons regarding the care of patients for more complex diagnosis.
• Document clinical encounters clearly, precisely and in a timely manner.
• Works in a collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine health needs of patients and families. Demonstrates and role models an interdisciplinary collaborative approach to patient care.
• Provide direct patient care and management for all opioid patients.

Essential Qualifications

• Master's degree required in Nursing. Master's degree preferred.
• License required: Nursing License, and Certificate 1 required: Basic Life Support
• 0-1 years related work experience required.
• MA Board authorization to practice as an APRN NRSG
• Valid prescriptive authority from both the MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA
• American Heart Association - Basic Life Support Certificate
• Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a teaching hospital and specialty area expertise.
• Experience in Pain Management preferred.

Competencies

• Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
• Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
• Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
• Team Work: Ability to lead collaborative teams for larger projects or groups both internal and external to the Medical Center and across functional areas. Results have implications for the management and operations of multiple areas of the organization.
• Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.

Age Based Competencies

Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.

Physical Nature of the Job

Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.

Additional Information

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

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