Nurse Practitioner - Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ambulatory OBGYN (Full Time)

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Brookline, MA

48d

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. This position is full time, 30 hours per week, day shifts. Ambulatory MFM is a face paced outpatient practice caring for high risk obstetrical patients. Responsibilities include but are not limited to phone triage, lab review and follow-up, medication administration, and emergency management on the unit. Visits include injections, voiding trials, obstetrical and postpartum visits, miscarriage and family planning counseling. The NP will serve as a diabetes educator and resource for patients and staff. Responsibilities will include, nutrition/diet counseling, medication management, diabetes education and providing resources and support. Excellent time management and organizational skills as well as the ability to work as a part of a team are necessary for success in this position. Job Summary: 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 in an ambulatory care setting relative to physical diagnosis and therapeutic management. 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. Training, evaluation and competencies for this role are overseen by a Nurse Leader to the department. 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. 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.

Requirements

Master's degree in Nursing required.
Nurse Practitioner License required.
Basic Life Support required.
0-1 years related work experience required.
Valid prescriptive authority from both the MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA
MA Board authorization to practice as an APRN NRSG
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.
Excellent time management and organizational skills as well as the ability to work as a part of a team are necessary for success in this position.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a teaching hospital and specialty area expertise.

Responsibilities

phone triage
lab review and follow-up
medication administration
emergency management on the unit
injections
voiding trials
obstetrical and postpartum visits
miscarriage and family planning counseling
nutrition/diet counseling
medication management
diabetes education
providing resources and support
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.