RN - Anticoagulation Management - MGH

Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Massachusetts General Hospital is seeking a Staff Nurse for their Anticoagulation Management Services team. The ideal candidate will utilize their clinical expertise in a remote role, focusing on patient care and medication management, while collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Applicants should have an Associate's Degree in Nursing and be a licensed Registered Nurse in Massachusetts.

Qualifications

• Clinical nursing experience 0-1 year required.
• Registered Nurse MA license required.
• Excellent verbal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor warfarin patients' INR values and adjust medication.
• Educate patients during virtual visits.
• Maintain detailed reports and records of patient conditions.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication

Confidentiality

Triage Skills

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Site: The General Hospital Corporation

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.

Department open to 40hrs, 32hrs or 36 hours
Day Shift, Remote Work with Occasional Onsite Meetings
Preferred experience: 5+ years of RN experience

The Anticoagulation Management Services at MGH is looking for a dynamic Staff Nurse to join their team! You will work with the collaborating physician to enhance anticoagulant care across the continuum. Use your experience and clinical expertise as a pivotal partner with patients, nurses, physicians, case managers, and pharmacists to facilitate implementation of an anticoagulation plan of care across clinical services.

As a Staff Nurse, your daily assignment will include monitoring warfarin patients' INR values, adjusting medication to maintain a prescribed range, and providing patient education, care and support during one-on-one virtual visits and over the telephone. As the AMS transforms to manage patients on all direct oral anticoagulants the ideal candidate will have the courage to explore the unexplored, have a fresh outlook, capacity to reframe problems and a burning desire to get things done. Remote position so an ideal candidate must be able to work independently.

Job Summary

Accountable for interpreting the plan of medical care, assessment of patients' clinical decision-making regarding nursing care, assuring nursing care is provided in a safe and competent manner, providing individualized nursing care, and evaluating nursing care for groups of patients.

Does this position require Patient Care? Yes

Essential Functions
-Maintain accurate, detailed reports, and records.
-Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
-Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
-Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
-Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
-Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.

Qualifications

Education
Associate's Degree Nursing required or Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No

Licenses and Credentials
Registered Nurse MA

Experience
Clinical nursing experience 0-1 year required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Familiarity with the principles and skills needed for practical nursing to provide patient care and treatment.
- Knowledgeable of the care required by respective age groups for which care is being provided.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and secure sensitive information.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- Excellent verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to accurately screen and triage acute patients.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Remote Type

Remote

Work Location

125 Nashua Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

EEO Statement:

The General Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran's Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.

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