Capacity Center Access Nurse 36 hours
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Job Location:
Somerville, NJ - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 68972 - 133660
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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.
Job Summary
This position involves managing capacity and access ensuring safe efficient and timely patient care and working to coordinate and optimize all incoming hospital transfers and referrals for the system and triage patients reducing transfer delays balancing the flow of transfers and coordinating standardized transfer pathwaysEssential Functions
-Elicits patient information from referring MD and outside facility nurse to allow appropriate patient triage and placement.
-Using triage tools and algorithms working in collaboration with patient access services and others to transfer the patient in a clinically appropriate timeframe.
-Acts as a liaison to provide and ensure continuity of care for the patient and family and is a clinical resource for the financial navigator.
-Assessment of patients and families before their initial consultation requires initial nursing assessment which may include intake diagnosis history physical symptoms psychosocial assessment cultural assessment and educational needs.
-Collaborates with and coordinates providers and support staff to facilitate appropriate decision-making that will provide complete and comprehensive care to the patient and family.
-Utilizes established systems to document the reason for visit testing ordered/completed referrals made and current medication list.
Qualifications
Education
Associates Degree Nursing required or Bachelors Degree Nursing preferred
Licenses and Credentials
Registered Nurse RN - State License
Experience
Clinical nursing experience 2-3 years required
Patient flow access nurse or bed control experience 1-2 years preferred
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Possesses interpersonal skills to interact effectively with intra-inter and outside-hospital physicians and personnel.
Strong theoretical and experiential knowledge of nursing practices.
Must possess skills to work well independently and have sound decision-making skills.
Possesses the ability to manage critical issues relating to patient care and changing organizational climate.
Hours/Shifts:
36 hours per week. Requires onsite presence at Assembly Row in Somerville MA for training with opportunity for a hybrid arrangement in the future.
The PTAC is open 24/7 therefore days nights evenings and weekend shifts are needed. Night shifts will be required on a rotating basis.
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Pay Range
$68972.80 - $133660.80/AnnualGrade
6NTEMPEEO 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.
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About Company
Patients at Mass General have access to a vast network of physicians, nearly all of whom are Harvard Medical School faculty and many of whom are leaders within their fields.
