Team Nurse RN - Outpatient Care & Education Lead

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Groton (CT); On-site; USD 44,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a Team Nurse RN for an outpatient primary care/family medicine practice. The role supports clinicians, educates the MA team and patients, and coordinates patient-centered care across transitions of care.

Responsibilities include anticoagulation management, vaccines, and a range of nursing duties with strong emphasis on PHI protection and adherence to risk management. Qualifications include RN licensure and BLS, with 1–3 years' experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• RN license in Massachusetts is required and BLS certification.
• 1–3 years related experience; new grads considered.
• CPR certification.
• Strong interpersonal, patient communication and education skills.
• Advanced MS Office skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access) and web-based apps.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate quality clinical management of a broad outpatient population across the continuum of care.
• Collaborates care with community-based providers and follows up on ED visits/inpatient discharges.
• Provides telephonic triage and assessment, and coordinates health care resources.
• INR management and patient education for Coumadin therapy.
• Administers vaccines and medications per provider orders and policy guidelines.
• Performs nursing activities (wound care, point-of-care testing) and documents in EHR; schedules tests/referrals.
• Monitors follow-up of abnormal test results under provider direction.
• Oversees inventory and ordering of supplies; ensures safe collection/storage of biologic specimens.
• Oversees and trains unlicensed staff; ongoing education; complies with mandatory training.
• Ensures PHI use for treatment, payment, and operations; reports adverse events to Risk Management.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Patient communication

Patient education

Microsoft Office

Education

Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Electronic Health Record

Job description

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a Team Nurse RN for an outpatient primary care/family medicine practice. The role supports clinicians, educates the MA team and patients, and coordinates patient-centered care across transitions of care.

Responsibilities include anticoagulation management, vaccines, and a range of nursing duties with strong emphasis on PHI protection and adherence to risk management. Qualifications include RN licensure and BLS, with 1–3 years' experience preferred.