Nurse Practitioner - Spanish Speaking

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Boston, MA

1d•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. This position provides direct patient care relative to physical diagnosis and therapeutic management independently, using physician consultation where appropriate. The role involves assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care for a panel of patients. This includes evaluating individual health care status, eliciting patient history, performing physical examinations, ordering screening and diagnostic tests, risk assessment, and interpreting information to establish a diagnosis. The Nurse Practitioner develops and implements a plan of care, including treatments and medications within defined guidelines, and provides care that incorporates patient satisfaction and cost-effective delivery. They participate in developing and evaluating practice guidelines, monitor patient response to therapy, and revise plans with a focus on education, counseling, and self-care. The role also involves providing individualized patient orientation, seeking consultation from physicians and healthcare team members, and making appropriate referrals. Furthermore, the Nurse Practitioner identifies learning needs of patients and staff, collaborates on educational programs, participates in interdisciplinary education, and provides clinical precepting for various students. They are expected to provide leadership supporting APG and BIDHC practice policies and goals.

Requirements

Master's degree in Nursing required.
Nursing License required.
Basic Life Support Certificate required.
1-3 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.
Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers (Written Communications).
Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers (Oral Communications).
Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations (Knowledge).
Ability to lead collaborative teams for larger projects or groups both internal and external to the Medical Center and across functional areas. Results have implications for the management and operations of multiple areas of the organization (Team Work).
Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner (Customer Service).
Competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Neonatal:Birth to 6 months, Youth: 6 months to 16 years, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.
Spanish Speaking.

Nice To Haves

Related primary care practice expertise.

Responsibilities

Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the plan of care for a panel of patients.
Evaluates individual health care status of patients, including eliciting a patient history, performance of physical examination, ordering of screening and diagnostic tests, risk assessment and interprets this information to establish a diagnosis.
Develops and implements a plan of care, including treatments, medications and the like within defined guidelines for practice.
Provides care to the patient in a manner that incorporates the principles of patient satisfaction and delivery of cost effective care.
Participates in the development and evaluation of practice guidelines.
Monitors the individual's response to therapy and revises the plan, as indicated, with particular attention to education and counseling and encouragement of self-care.
Provides ongoing individualized patient orientation to APG/BIDCO.
Seeks consultation from the consulting physician and other members of the healthcare team.
Makes appropriate referrals as indicated by patient needs.
Identifies learning needs of patients and staff and collaborates with other leaders to determine priorities for educational programs.
Participates in interdisciplinary education programs of the practice and provides clinical precepting for nursing students, nurse practitioner students, medical students and others.
Provides leadership that supports APG, BIDHC practice policies and goals.