Critical Care Nurse Practitioner - Part time
About The Position
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.The BIDMC Nursing Mission is to build on a legacy of nursing excellence by caring with compassion, advancing the art & science of nursing, and advocating for the health of patients, families, and communities. This position provides direct patient care relative to physical diagnosis and therapeutic management for high acuity patients in the ICU setting. The nurse practitioner will work closely with faculty, fellows, residents and nursing staff to develop and coordinate a plan of care to meet the needs of the patient and their families. This position will be within critical care primarily within the Neuro ICU with cross coverage requirements within the Medical ICU. Off-hour, weekends and holiday coverage are required.Job Description:Essential Responsibilities: Performs history and physical examinations, formulation of care plans, ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests and provides education to patients and their families.Document clinical encounters clearly, precisely and in a timely manner.Coordinates the care of patients in order to provide safe, effective, efficient and timely patient centered care. Liaises between visiting nurses, clinical staff and consult services. Care plans and execution of those plans should encompass the entire service to tie the service together. Consults with physicians or surgeons regarding the care of patients for more complex diagnosis.Acts as an educator and serves as a clinical resource for staff through consultation formal and informal education, review of literature and participation in seminars and conferences.Works in a collaborative relationship with other health professional to determine health needs of patients and families. Demonstrates and role models an interdisciplinary collaborate approach to patient care.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Nursing required.
- License Nurse Practitioner License required.
- Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
- 0-1 years related work experience required.
- MA Board authorization to practice as an APRN NRSG
- Valid prescriptive authority from both the MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA
- American Heart Association - Basic Life Support Certificate
- Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a teaching hospital and speciality area expertise.
Responsibilities
- Performs history and physical examinations, formulation of care plans, ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests and provides education to patients and their families.
- Document clinical encounters clearly, precisely and in a timely manner.
- Coordinates the care of patients in order to provide safe, effective, efficient and timely patient centered care.
- Liaises between visiting nurses, clinical staff and consult services.
- Care plans and execution of those plans should encompass the entire service to tie the service together.
- Consults with physicians or surgeons regarding the care of patients for more complex diagnosis.
- Acts as an educator and serves as a clinical resource for staff through consultation formal and informal education, review of literature and participation in seminars and conferences.
- Works in a collaborative relationship with other health professional to determine health needs of patients and families.
- Demonstrates and role models an interdisciplinary collaborate approach to patient care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Industry
Ambulatory Health Care Services
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
