What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fish Center Women's Health Nurse BWH position at Brigham and Women's Hospital?
Education:
Graduate of an approved school of nursing with current registration in Massachusetts. A 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 required. Experience only in an ambulatory procedural area is not sufficient.
2. Experience providing in-person triage and direct patient care for acute and chronic conditions as appropriate for an ambulatory outpatient setting, urgent care, or ED required.
3. Experience with telephone triage and telephone-based clinical assessment techniques strongly preferred. This is the safe, effective, and appropriate disposition of health-related problems and includes: assessing the severity of symptoms, communicating urgent 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 to make triage decisions quickly and calmly in emergency situations, and assuring continuity of care.
4. Experience with Endocrine, Gynecology, Menopause-related patient care delivery as an ambulatory nurse is required.
5. Experience with triage in Cardiology or Gastroenterology is strongly preferred.
6. Experience with triage in Infectious disease, renal medicine, sleep medicine, hematology and neurology is preferred.
7. Experience with team-based care preferred.
8. Registered Nurses (RN's) who meet the qualifications listed will be considered, including those who gained their relevant experience while working as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Other:
Membership in professional organizations is recommended and nursing certification in Ambulatory Care or an Ambulatory Specialty area is preferred.
ANCC specialty certification required within 2 years
Able to work weekend rotation per the MNA contract
Brigham and Women's Hospital, I CARE Standards
The I CARE Standards guide me in my interactions with patients, family members, visitors, colleagues, and neighbors in my workplace and surrounding community to optimize the Brigham experience and help fulfill my role in our mission of providing seamless, high-quality patient and family-centered care.
C. I will Communicate my commitment to high-quality performance
A. I will Appear and act as a professional
R. I will Respect all individuals
E. I will Extend myself
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Brigham and Women’s Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.
