Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Express Care - Lawrence & Andover

Massachusetts General Hospital • Newton, MA

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About The Position

At Mass General Brigham, we know it takes a surprising range of talented professionals to advance our mission—from doctors, nurses, business people and tech experts, to dedicated researchers and systems analysts. As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve. The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care. This work stems from Mass General Brigham's unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. Our ExpressCare locations offer urgent care services for adults and children seven days a week to help patients when they are sick or injured. We are seeking a Per Diem Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our growing ExpressCare locations at 370 Merrimack Street in Lawrence, MA 01843 and 323 Lowell Street in Andover, MA 01810. Our Per Diem APPs are required to work a minimum of two shifts per month.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Nursing required.
• 2 years of licensed nurse practitioner experience required.
• Class D Passenger Vehicle Driver's License [State License] preferred.
• Registered Nurse [RN - State License] preferred.
• Basic Life Support [BLS] Certificate preferred.
• Nurse Practitioner [NP] / Advanced Practice Registered Nurse [APRN] [State License] preferred.

Nice To Haves

• A minimum of 1 year of experience in Urgent Care or Emergency Medicine preferred.
• A minimum of 1 year of experience that includes the care of pediatric patients (6 months and older) preferred.
• Experience in procedures including suturing and splinting preferred.
• Experience in reading diagnostic studies, including X-Rays and EKG's preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to a designated patient population in the ambulatory, inpatient, operative, and/or procedural setting.
• Performs complete histories and physical examinations.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings.
• Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.
• Consistently provides high quality and timely documentation including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes and discharge summaries.
• Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Benefits

• Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
• Support for patient care, research, teaching, and community service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Master's degree