Nurse (RN) - Waltham, MA
Massachusetts General Hospital(MGH)

Job Info

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Busy Pediatric Primary care practice recruiting for a 40 hr RN at MGWest Waltham.

Under the direction of the Medical Director and Practice Manager, and working in partnership with other nurses and designated physicians, the nurse will be responsible for facilitating coordination of care while demonstrating safe practice within the following domains:

• Assessment, clinical judgment and decision-making
• Phone triage
• Clinical nursing visits
• Teaching and education
• Documentation

Major Duties

Triage calls and Patient Gateway email messages following established protocols and in tandem with multidisciplinary team

• Based on the interview and review of patient medical record, determine appropriate care plan and communicates with team (including provider partner) all pertinent clinical information
• Obtain comprehensive data on individual patient's personal, medical/health histories including lab results, medications and other pertinent data and documents in the medical record
• Provide nurse education and office based treatments (nebulizers, BP checks, injections)
• Facilitate and evaluate population management efforts as identified by Primary Care Administration and MGH West leadership (diabetes, HTN)
• Serve as clinical resource to medical assistants and administrative staff, helping them resolve clinical needs of patients
• Participate in practice-wide process improvement and quality improvement initiatives
• Establish and implement appropriate follow-up care
• Obtain required continuing education credits and maintain their documentation

Skills/Abilities/Competencies

• Comfortable with computers
• Effective interpersonal, communications, and counseling skills
• Attention to detail
• Team player is essential, flexibility
• Commitment to evidence-based practice
• Enthusiasm
• Self-directed, take initiative
• Possesses a love of nursing, advocate for patients

Qualifications

Graduate of an approved School of Nursing

• Current Massachusetts license as Registered Nurse
• Licensed Registered Nurse by Massachusetts State Board of Registration, BSN preferred
• Computer literate with experience in Word, Power Point and Excel; LMR a plus
• BLS certified
• Maintain and update clinical knowledge and skills based on current nursing education practices
• Maintain and demonstrate all ambulatory nursing core competencies
• Adhere to Department of Nursing requirements for required training
• Maintain and develop professional practice through continuing educational programs

Qualifications
Graduate of an approved School of Nursing

• Current Massachusetts license as Registered Nurse
• Licensed Registered Nurse by Massachusetts State Board of Registration, BSN preferred
• Computer literate with experience in Word, Power Point and Excel; LMR a plus
• BLS certified
• Maintain and update clinical knowledge and skills based on current nursing education practices
• Maintain and demonstrate all ambulatory nursing core competencies
• Adhere to Department of Nursing requirements for required training
• Maintain and develop professional practice through continuing educational programs

EEO Statement
MassachusettsGeneral Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverseskills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. Applicationsfrom protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are stronglyencouraged.

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