Medical Office Registered Nurse-Family Practice-Lynnfield

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Lynnfield, MA

7d•$32 - $55

About The Position

The Medical Office Registered Nurse works under the supervision of the Site Manager, performing patient triage and providing patient care in support of multiple health care providers. The role includes clinical, technical, and clerical duties to help ensure quality patient care. The RN collaborates with physicians, other healthcare providers, clinical support staff, and other disciplines to plan and coordinate care. The nurse applies standards of care that account for patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, spiritual, safety, and age-related needs. Responsibilities also include health maintenance, teaching, counseling, collaborative planning, and supporting patients’ optimal functioning, comfort, or dignified death. The role includes telephone triage; administering immunizations and allergy injections; drawing blood; taking and documenting vital measurements; assisting with minor procedures; preparing exam rooms; processing prescription refills through the electronic medical record; assessing patients and families; delivering age-specific care; educating patients and families; evaluating care outcomes; coordinating with colleagues; and supporting quality, regulatory readiness, and evidence-based nursing practice. Staff are required to maintain current Massachusetts RN licensure and BLS certification. A nursing degree is required, and medical office experience is preferred.

Requirements

Nursing degree.
Current RN license to practice in Massachusetts.
Maintain BLS certification.
Excellent communication skills to educate and assist patients and interact with providers and staff.
Ability to make sound decisions under pressure.
Ability to handle confidential information.
Organizational skills and ability to follow through on tasks.

Nice To Haves

Medical office experience.

Responsibilities

Perform telephone triage and assessment, using listening skills and clinical judgment to assess the severity of callers’ signs and symptoms.
Provide patient care within the scope of training, including administering immunizations and allergy injections, drawing blood, and obtaining and documenting height, weight, and blood pressure.
Assist physicians with minor procedures.
Prepare exam rooms and restock supplies.
Enter required prescription refill information through the electronic medical record.
Organize and coordinate safe delivery of quality care for assigned patients and families.
Perform systematic patient and family assessments relevant to the practice setting and record related health data.
Analyze and interpret recorded data and make informed judgments about nursing care required by the situation.
Deliver care specific to the patient’s age.
Evaluate care effectiveness and adapt the plan based on patient and family response.
Provide appropriate physical care, including activities of daily living, positioning, transporting, and treatments; use and transport equipment; monitor and respond to acute changes; and administer medications, including blood and blood products.
Establish professional relationships with nurses, physicians, colleagues, patients, and families.
Educate patients and families about illness, treatment, and appropriate preventive measures.
Support Lahey Clinic’s community-based activities within and beyond the Lahey community.
Collaborate, cooperate, and communicate with other healthcare providers to ensure quality and continuity of care.
Act as a responsive team member and demonstrate the nurse’s role as teacher.
Fulfill the nursing role in regulatory compliance and readiness.
Serve as a patient advocate within the limits of the law.
Uphold standards of quality nursing care and demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning and evidence-based nursing practice.