BFT Nurse Practitioner Inbasket APP Team Remote work! Local Applicants Only

Mass General Brigham•Somerville, MA

4d•$59 - $84•Remote

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner works as part of the Inbasket APP Team, covering indirect work in providers’ in-basket folders. This includes Patient Gateway messages, telephone calls, urgent refills, urgent or critical results, copied charts, and other folders as time allows. The role provides coverage for providers who are on vacation or otherwise off, and may review other on-site providers’ in-baskets as time allows or when directed. Telephone calls may range from routine to emergent and can require prescriptions, laboratory or radiology orders, and consultation with a primary care provider or covering physician for clinical support. The APP also works with clinical support staff, including nursing, to respond to messages and calls and provide virtual visits as needed. The position is remote, with on-site attendance required if needed and in-person orientation. The stated schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This temporary role is scheduled to start in April 2027 and end in September 2027. It is not benefitted. As a licensed provider, the APP assesses and manages patient populations through diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, care planning, and ongoing evaluation. Responsibilities may also include precepting a small group of learners.

Requirements

Must be a licensed provider.
Must be able to attend in-person orientation.
Must be able to come on site if needed.
Prescription refills may be issued for appropriate routine medications for up to a 90-day supply with four refills when protocol requirements for laboratory tests and visits have been met; controlled substances are excluded.

Responsibilities

Cover indirect work in provider in-basket folders, including Patient Gateway messages, telephone calls, urgent refills, urgent or critical results, copied charts, and other folders as time allows.
Provide in-basket coverage for providers who are on vacation or otherwise off.
Review in-basket folders for on-site providers as time allows or as directed, after supporting providers who are off or on vacation.
Respond to telephone calls ranging from routine to emergent, including writing prescriptions, ordering laboratory or radiology tests, and consulting with a primary care provider or covering physician as needed.
Work with clinical support staff, including nursing, on indirect patient care, messages, telephone calls, and virtual visits as needed.
Provide direct care, counseling, and teaching to a designated ambulatory patient population.
Perform complete patient histories and physical examinations.
Order, interpret, and evaluate appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
Develop care plans and follow-up based on diagnostic, laboratory, and examination findings.
Order medications and write prescriptions in accordance with organizational and regulatory policies.
Document care promptly and accurately, including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes, and discharge summaries.
Perform other duties as assigned and comply with organizational policies and standards.