Nurse Practitioner, Extended Care
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Job Location:
Peabody, MA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 122803 - 173867
Posted on:
30+ days ago
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.
Our Extended Care team consists of board-certified physicians nurse practitioners and physician assistants who provide episodic and chronic care to patients staying in several skilled nursing or long-term care facilities across the North Shore. Our dedicated care team closely monitors each patients progress coordinates and consults with specialists and keeps both the patients primary care physician and family informed. When it is time for a patient to return home the team coordinates a plan of care with the patients primary care physician ensuring there is a smooth transition back to daily life.
The NP/PA is responsible for:
Assisting individuals and families with their care needs by obtaining health and medical histories performing physical examinations and assessing health problems
Caring for patients with acute and chronic life-limiting illnesses by managing therapeutic regimens prescribing medications and performing other studies and activities that are deemed appropriate
Managing and evaluating new and follow-up patients with physician input obtained as necessary
Assuming all SNF/LTC care management responsibilities
Facilitating communication with the patient the patients family or significant other and the referring physician
Working in collaboration with the patients attending physicians at the SNF/LTC facility as well as providing continued collaboration with the patients primary care provider(s)
This is a full-time 40-hour position. Our NPs/PAs are required to see 12 patients per day when assigned to work in the Skilled Nursing Facility and/or 6-8 patients per day when performing Home Care visits. The NPs/PAs assigned to work in the Skilled Nursing Facility must be available to respond to their pagers within 15-minutes between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm Monday-Friday and are also required to be on-call and available via phone one night per week (5:00pm to 8:00am) and two weekend days per month (8:00am to 8:00pm). On-call schedules are published in advance every three months for our NPs/PAs to plan accordingly and/or swap shifts if necessary. On-call is compensated. Potential skilled nursing or long-term care facility assignments include Beverly Peabody Lynn and Salem. This hire will likely cover our Peabody sites.
Job Summary
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a licensed provider. The NP is responsible for assessing and managing various patient populations including those with medical and/or surgical conditions as well as providing diagnostic and therapeutic interventions developing appropriate plans of care and conducting ongoing evaluations. May also perform additional duties such as precepting a small group of learners.Does this position require Patient Care
Yes
Essential Functions
-Provides direct care counseling and education to a designated patient population in ambulatory inpatient operative and/or procedural settings.
-Performs complete histories and physical examinations.
-Orders interprets and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
-Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic laboratory and physical examination findings.
-Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.
-Consistently provides high-quality and timely documentation including admission and progress notes procedure notes operative notes and discharge summaries.
-Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population.
Qualifications
Education
Masters Degree Nursing required
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree
No
Licenses and Credentials
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse APRN-NP - State License - Generic - HR Only required
Experience
2 years of licensed nurse practitioner experience 1-2 years required
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
The ideal candidate will bring experience caring for medically complex adult patients in settings such as skilled nursing or long-term care facilities geriatrics hospital medicine primary care post-acute care or home-based care models. Experience coordinating care across disciplines and managing both acute and chronic conditions is strongly preferred
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Pay Range
$122803.20 - $173867.20/AnnualGrade
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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.
Required Experience:
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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.
