Nurse Practitioner, Per Diem - Employee Health

Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 96,000 - 113,000; Part time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner for per diem ambulatory care within the Employee Health Management division at BIDMC in Boston. The role involves direct patient care, working with faculty, fellows, residents, and nursing staff to plan and coordinate care.

Training and competencies are overseen by a Nurse Leader. Required qualifications include a Master’s in Nursing, an active Nurse Practitioner license, and BLS.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Nursing is required.
• Nurse Practitioner license required.
• Basic Life Support certification required.
• 0–1 years related work experience preferred.
• Prescriptive authority from MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA MA Board required.
• Experience with computer systems and Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Performs history and physical examinations, formulates care plans, and orders/ interprets labs and diagnostics.
• Educates patients and families; serves as a clinical resource for staff.
• Coordinates care to provide safe, effective, and timely patient-centered care.
• Liaises between visiting nurses, clinical staff, and consult services.
• Documents encounters clearly and timely; collaborates with health professionals.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

BLS Certification

Microsoft Office

Clinical Education

Education

Master’s degree in Nursing

Tools

EMR Systems

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. This position supports Employee Health Management, a division of Human Resources at BIDMC, located in Boston. The primary role of Employee health is to provide BIDMC employees, corporate, employees, volunteers and identified contracted personal with a safe and healthy work environment. The BIDMC Nursing Mission is to build on a legacy of nursing excellence by caring with compassion, advancing the art & science of nursing, and advocating for the health of patients, families, and communities.

Job Description

This position provides direct patient care in an ambulatory care setting relative to physical diagnosis and therapeutic management. Works closely with faculty, fellows, residents and nursing staff to develop and coordinate a plan of care to meet the needs of the patient and their families. Training, evaluation and competencies for this role are overseen by a Nurse Leader to the department.

Per Diem Essential 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 professional to determine health needs of patients and families.
• Demonstrates and role models an interdisciplinary collaborate approach to patient care.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing required.
• License Nurse Practitioner License required.
• Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
• 0-1 years related work experience required.
• Valid prescriptive authority from both the MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA MA Board authorization to practice as an APRN NRSG 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.

Competencies

• Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents, policies and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.
• Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are highly varied, complex and often non-recurring, requiring staff input, innovative, creative, and Lean diagnostic techniques to resolve issues.
• Independence of Action: Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Manager/Director provides broad guidance and overall direction.
• 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

• Neonatal: Birth to 6 months
• 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.

Pay Range

$70.13 - $82.00. The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

At Beth Israel Lahey Health, we are driving the change in health care that Massachusetts wants and needs. Our culture promotes continuous learning, growth, innovation and a sense of belonging. We make it a priority to offer comprehensive compensation and benefits and help you achieve a healthy and balanced life. While you're busy caring for and supporting our patients, we take care of you. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment. 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.