PAT- 24 hours per week (3 shifts)

Beth Israel Lahey Health

4d•Onsite

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. Job Summary: Three 8hr shifts. This position provides direct patient care relative to physical diagnosis and therapeutic management in an ambulatory and/or inpatient setting to patients with complex medical conditions or surgical patients. Works 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. The Nurse Practitioner will join a collaborative team of approximately 30 NPs working across nine clinical areas, including PAT, GI, cardiovascular, ECT, and Periop. Ideal candidates include NPs with 1–2 years of experience or new graduate NPs with at least two years of RN experience, Preferred backgrounds include surgery, medical-surgical telemetry, ICU, or GI.

Requirements

Master's degree required in Nursing.
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

Master's degree preferred.
Experience in a teaching hospital and speciality area expertise.
Experience in Pain Management preferred.
1–2 years of experience or new graduate NPs with at least two years of RN experience
Preferred backgrounds include surgery, medical-surgical telemetry, ICU, or GI.

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.
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.
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.
Document clinical encounters clearly, precisely and in a timely manner.
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.
Provide direct patient care and management for all opiod patients.