Ambulatory Nurse Specialty Float Pool BWH
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Boston, MA - USA
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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
Ambulatory Nurse - Specialty Float Pool Full Time - 40 hours - Variable Day Shift BWHThe Staff Nurse will be responsible for:
- Providing nursing support and care to patients within the Ambulatory Medical Surgical Specialties & Float Pool.
- 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 for patients across the Division of Ambulatory Medical Surgical & Specialties.
- 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.
Excellent Care to Patients and Families The Best Staff In the Safest Environment
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 and/or Emergency room setting only in an ambulatory procedural area is not sufficient.
2. Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience with telephone triage required and telephone triage must be the main responsibility of this experience.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.
3. Experience with in-person triage and clinical assessment techniques of an adult patient within the last 4 years is required.
5. Experience in an Ambulatory Medical Specialty (not procedural) area or Primary Care with patient care delivery as an RN is strongly preferred.
6. Must be comfortable with all aspects of patient care in person and via telephone.
7. Case Management experience preferred.
Other:
Certification or desire to obtain certification in Ambulatory Care or an ambulatory Specialty area within 2 years is preferred.
Able to work weekend rotation per the MNA contract
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Pay Range
$41.71 - $105.65/HourlyGrade
MNA333EEO Statement:
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.
