RN, Primary Care Practice Palmer

500 Baystate Wing Hospital; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 73,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Baystate Health in Palmer, MA is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join our Primary Care team. The role emphasizes independent triage and patient care, advanced assessment, and coordination with physicians and staff to ensure timely access and high-quality outcomes.

Candidates should hold a Massachusetts RN license and BLS CPR certification, with 1–3 years of outpatient experience; cross-training to pediatrics is expected.

Qualifications

• Massachusetts license as an RN and BLS CPR certification required.
• Minimum of 1–3 years of nursing experience.
• Experience in primary care strongly preferred.
• Cross-train to pediatric as needed.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent quality triage and patient care utilizing assessment skills and point-of-care testing.
• Establish plan of care, set priorities and implement the plan with patient/family and team input.
• Coordinate patient care and ensure access to care and patient success.
• Collaborate with physicians and staff to deliver high-quality care and outcomes.

Skills

Assessment skills

Patient care

Verbal and written communication

BLS CPR

Massachusetts RN license

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Diploma in Nursing

Job description

RN- Palmer Primary Care SIGN ON BONUS for RN with 1 year outpatient practice experience.

Baystate Health, western Massachusetts’s premier healthcare provider, and home to Baystate Medical Practices is looking for a experienced Registered Nurse to join our Primary Care team! Provides independent quality triage and patient care utilizing strong assessment skills, point of care testing and quality assurance checks. Establishes plan of care, sets priorities and implements the plan of care with patient/family and team/provider input. Builds on knowledge and experience to include more diagnoses and complicated medical patients. Triages and coordinates patient care ensuring access to care and patient success. Promotes health and wellness for individuals and groups of patients. Demonstrates a proactive approach to acute and chronic disease management. Demonstrates respect and advocates for the patient’s rights, values and belief systems. Develops patient trust and engages the patient/ family in care and treatment. Understands social and cultural differences that might impede patient care.

• Required Work Experience: Massachusetts license as an RN and BLS CPR certified.
• Minimum of 1-3 years of nursing experience
• Experience in primary care strongly preferred
• This nurse will be expected to cross train to pediatric
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment & handle multiple tasks/priorities
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must have competency in delivering exceptional nursing care and have proven success in partnering with both physicians and staff

Other Information Location - 40 Wright Street. Palmer MA 36 hrs. Monday - Friday 8:30-5 Tuesday-Friday with 1/2 day Monday Eligible for Sign On Bonus with minimum of one year of outpatient practice experience.

Education: Bachelors Degree in Nursing, Diploma in Nursing (Required) Certifications: Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Registered Nurse - State of Massachusetts.

Compensation Note: The compensation range(s) in the table below represent the base salaries for all positions at a given grade across the health system. Typically, a new hire can expect a starting salary somewhere in the lower part of the range. Actual salaries may vary by position and will be determined based on the candidate's relevant experience. No employee will be paid below the minimum of the range. Pay ranges are listed as hourly for non-exempt employees and based on assumed full time commitment for exempt employees.

Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum $72,800.00 - $101,774.00 - $130,728.00

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.

About Baystate Health

Baystate Health (BH) is one of New England’s leading and largest integrated health care organizations, serving a population of nearly one million people throughout western New England. With roots dating back to the founding of Springfield City Hospital in 1873, Baystate Health has been providing high-quality and compassionate health care in western Massachusetts for more than 145 years. With more than 12,000 employees, a medical staff of nearly 3,100 physicians, and a net patient service revenue of more than $1.4 billion, the ever-growing health system includes five Massachusetts hospitals and the Baystate Mary Lane Outpatient Center in Ware: Baystate Medical Center in Springfield Baystate Children’s Hospital (located at Baystate Medical Center) Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer Baystate Noble Hospital in Westfield.