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Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is Hiring a NURSE PRACTITIONER / NOCTURNIST Near Boston, MA
NURSE PRACTITIONER / NOCTURNIST
- (3286960)
36 HOURS/ NOCTURNIST/ HOSPITALIST/ NIGHTS/ BOSTON
- Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an expert clinician and member of a dynamic nocturnist inpatient advanced practice provider (APP) hospitalist service.
- Responsible for the care of an acutely ill patient population.
- Working in a multidisciplinary and matrixed acute care setting, the NP will implement and oversee the delivery of care across the continuum, this position is required to work closely and collaborate with all members of the healthcare care team to deliver the best possible longitudinal care to patients.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Patient Care Organization
- Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to a select patient population.
- Performs physical examinations and provides preventive health measures appropriate to patient needs.
- Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate lab and diagnostic tests to assess patients’ clinical problems and health care needs.
- Arranges for appropriate plan of care and follow-up based on outcome of diagnostic, lab, and physical assessment findings.
- Performs laboratory tests appropriate for specific patient population.
- Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.
- Records pertinent patient care findings in the medical record.
- Sets priorities for appropriate and efficient management of patient care that reflects cost effective management of time, available human resources, supplies and equipment
- Maintains interdisciplinary approach to planning and communicating patient care information by discussing patient data with appropriate physicians and other health care professionals.
- Incorporates the concepts of health maintenance, prevention, and promotion into daily practice through patient education and counseling.
- Demonstrates awareness of community resources and assists staff, patients, and families to effectively utilize them.
B. Quality of Care
1. Assists in the development, implementation and revision of nurse practitioner guidelines and monitoring requirements for prescription writing in collaboration with their designated physician and Nursing Director or Executive Nursing Director.
2. Evaluates outcomes of own patients’ care and makes necessary revisions in care plans.
3. Seeks and provides consultative services as required.
4. Participates in departmental and organization quality improvement program.
5. Utilizes quality improvement data and research findings to enhance patient care.
C. Coordination
1. Demonstrates appropriate collaborative and consultative relationships with other providers within the institution and community.
2. Serves on Nursing and Hospital Committees and assumes responsibility for disseminating and communicating information to staff.
D. Budget
1. Participates in setting productivity metrics and in cost effective management of personnel, time, supplies, and equipment in his/her area.
2. Collaborates with the Nursing Director/Practice Manager/Executive Nursing Director in the recommendation of appropriate staffing patterns for their clinical areas.
E. Personnel Management
1. Participates in selection process of new employees in group or team practice as requested.
2. Provides input into evaluation of other staff as appropriate.
F. Education
1. Acts as preceptor for nursing students and staff as requested.
2. Participates in orientation of new staff.
3. Participates in Departmental and organization continuing education programs.
4. Identifies own learning needs and updates clinical knowledge and skills through formal and informal education and review of current literature.
5. Educates lay and/or professional groups through lectures, papers, publications, and educational materials.
G. Planning
1. Develops annual objectives and reviews with Nursing Director or Executive Nursing Director and collaborating M.D. at time of performance review and at appropriate intervals. Completes annual credentialing process through the Nursing Department credentialing program.
2. Assists in determining, evaluating, and/or implementing clinical area goals and objectives.
3. Maintains interdisciplinary approach for planning and communicating information for patient care and operation of practice.
4. Maintains current knowledge of legislation that may affect the health care delivery system.
5. Identifies and integrates patient population and/or disease state in programmatic goals and objectives.
H. Research
1. Participates in nursing research at a level consistent with educational background and experience.
2. Maintains understanding of current research of others in related clinical areas through review of relevant publications.
3. Participates in grant writing as appropriate.
Skills and Abilities Required
1. Expert clinical judgement skills to function in the independent role.
2. Excellent interpersonal relationship and communication skills in order to collaborate with patients’ families, staff and community health workers.
3. Ability to work with frequent stress resulting from busy clinical settings and changing organizational climate.
4. Ability to be self-directive and demonstrate initiative in addressing responsibilities of position.
5. Ability to utilize appropriate problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Masters’ (or) DNP (or) PhD Degree in Nursing required. Completion of a Master’s or post Masters’ degree in adult or family NP program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).
- Current Adult/Geriatric or Family Nurse Practitioner Certification by an accredited APRN certifying body required.
- Valid prescriptive authority from both MA DPH and Federal DEA required.
- Current APRN License to practice in Massachusetts Required.
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years current Nurse Practitioner experience required.
- Minimum 1 year current Nurse Practitioner experience in an acute inpatient setting required.
- Hospitalist or Nocturnist experience strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of work in a highly matrixed healthcare system preferred.
- Membership in professional organizations is recommended and certification in a specialty area preferred.
Job Summary
Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$128k-150k (estimate)
05/10/2024
05/23/2024
brighamandwomens.org
BOSTON, MA
7,500 - 15,000
1994
KARL H BREUING MD
$1B - $3B
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
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