Ambulatory Triage Nurse- Epilepsy- BWH
Ambulatory Triage Nurse- Epilepsy- BWH
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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.
Excellent Care to Patients and Families The Best Staff In the Safest Environment
Job Summary
The Staff Nurse will be responsible for:Providing nursing support and care mainly for Epilepsy patients and may include patients within the Neurology Department.
Ensuring that ambulatory patients are seen in a timely manner by the appropriate clinician(s) and that appropriate coordination of care and communication is maintained with the patients and referring providers.
Providing clinical telephone triage especially for urgent clinical situations and general nursing support mainly for Epilepsy patients but may include across the Division of Neurology.
Maintaining familiarity with department activity and a close working relationship with clinicians and support staff to provide the most appropriate triage and facilitate timely and effective communication and scheduling.
Participating in departmental and organizational quality management and/or quality improvement projects as directed by the leadership team.
Proficient use of the electronic medical record documenting in a manner that is clear complete concise and in SBAR format when appropriate to remain compliant with nursing standards.
Working in a normal office setting work entails extended periods of sitting and fast-paced phone-based care.
Preparing performing and documenting the coordination of clinical care including but not limited to assisting patients with medication questions delivering lab results and providing patient education as needed and requested.
Working collaboratively to provide excellent care to patients and families in the safest environment.
Other duties as assigned by the supervising physician or leadership team.
Nursing at Brigham and Womens Hospital is known for their excellent clinical practice and for keeping patients and their families at the center of all they do. We understand that great care is shaped by relationships with patients and their families. Thats why were committed to knowing our patients on a deeper level not just as patients but as individuals to ensure that they and their families feel known and cared for.
At BWH we proudly work together with a spirit of inquiry and a deep commitment to providing the highest quality evidence-informed and theory-guided care in an inclusive environment. We work each day to achieve our vision to provide excellent care to patients and families with the best staff in the safest environment.
Just as we have been able to reinvent health care we have also transformed health care careers. Whether measured in terms of lives saved awards earned or the personal satisfaction of stretching your talents a career with BWH is unlike any other in the health care field. Here youll find a workplace where collaboration and teamwork are the norm not the exception physicians nurses technicians staff and management form a close-knit bond based on mutual respect and devotion to our patients. If you want an enormously fulfilling career theres no better place to be.
Qualifications
To qualify you must have:
Education:
Graduate of an approved school of nursing with current registration in Massachusetts. Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing is required for newly licensed nurses
Experience:
1. Minimum of 2 years of recent (within 12 months) clinical nursing experience in an Ambulatory Clinic/Practice setting required.Experience only in an ambulatory procedural areaor emergency roomis not sufficient.
2. Minimum of 2 years of Neurology and/or related experience required.
3. Epilepsy nursing experience preferred.
4. Experience with telephone triage and telephone-based clinical assessment techniques required.This is the safe effective and appropriate disposition of health-related problems and includes: assessing the severity of symptoms communicatingurgent patient needs to the LIP referral to appropriate setting or level of care documenting interventions and an individualized plan of care using an EMR education of patients and families on their disease process and interventions to promote health and well-being preliminary interpretation of data providing home health advice and follow-up ability tomake triage decisions quickly and calmly in emergency situations and assuring continuity of care.
5. Experience with team-based care preferred.
6. Nursing certification in Ambulatory Care or ambulatory specialty area preferred.
7. Experience with EPIC preferred.
Other:
Membership in professional organizations is recommended.
Able to work weekend rotation per the MNA contract.
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EEO Statement:
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance make hiring decisions identify development needs mobilize employees across our system and establish a strong talent pipeline.
Employment Type
Full-Time
