RN, Primary Care Practice Palmer

Baystate Health; Palmer, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Baystate Health’s Palmer Primary Care unit is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join the team. You will triage, assess, and care for patients, establishing care plans with input from families and providers.

Requirements include MA RN license, BLS, and 1–3 years in nursing, with preference for primary care. Cross-training to pediatrics is expected in a fast-paced setting with good communication skills.

Qualifications

• Massachusetts RN license and BLS CPR certification.
• Minimum 1–3 years of nursing experience.
• Experience in primary care strongly preferred.
• Cross-train to pediatric care as needed.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multitasking.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Competency in delivering exceptional nursing care and partnering with physicians and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provides independent quality triage and patient care with strong assessment skills.
• Establishes plan of care, sets priorities and implements the plan with patient/family and team input.
• Promotes health and wellness for individuals and groups of patients.
• Triages and coordinates patient care to ensure access and patient success.

Skills

Nursing care

Assessment skills

Triage

Patient communication

Outpatient care

Education

Bachelors Degree in Nursing

Diploma in Nursing

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Massachusetts RN License

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