Nurse Practitioner, MPS Full-Time

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Cambridge, MA

59d • 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 Description:Direct patient care is provided, including diagnosis and management of disease, preventive health-care services, and patient education, advocacy, and referral in accordance with departmental and professional standards. Principal Duties and Responsibilities1. Provides direct patient care, including gynecologic, contraceptive, prenatal, and postpartum services and related education. Maintains a caseload of gynecological patients, following department protocols for standards of care.2. Consults with and/or refers to a physician as appropriate in the management of complicated or high-risk clients. 3. Participates in the teaching of medical, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant students.4. Meets, or exceeds, the continuing education requirements for the profession.5. Participates in quality assurance activities.6. Assists in the development and maintenance of patient education materials.7. Is accountable clinically to the supervising physician and administratively to the Women's Health Service (WHS) Coordinator.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED1. Appropriate current registration and/or licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.2. Current certification by a professional accrediting body.3. Ability to diagnose and manage medical conditions, consistent with departmental standards of care. 4. Experience working with ambulatory obstetric and gynecological patients, or equivalent clinical internship or work experience.5. Interpersonal skills for positive interaction with patients, providers, and staff6. Commitment to patient education, advocacy, and autonomy7. Maturity and ability to work independently while fully respecting the limits of the nonphysician role8. Commitment to personal safety and to that of coworkers and patients as demonstrated by adherence to OSHA standards. WORKING CONDITIONSAmbulatory Outpatient Setting:Mount Auburn Hospital employees must be able to readily adjust to change and handle a rapid-paced environment and the stresses associated with that, while continuing to provide high-quality, efficient service. As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Requirements

• Appropriate current registration and/or licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Current certification by a professional accrediting body.
• Ability to diagnose and manage medical conditions, consistent with departmental standards of care.
• Experience working with ambulatory obstetric and gynecological patients, or equivalent clinical internship or work experience.
• Interpersonal skills for positive interaction with patients, providers, and staff
• Commitment to patient education, advocacy, and autonomy
• Maturity and ability to work independently while fully respecting the limits of the nonphysician role
• Commitment to personal safety and to that of coworkers and patients as demonstrated by adherence to OSHA standards.
• 1-3 years of experience of related work experience

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care, including gynecologic, contraceptive, prenatal, and postpartum services and related education.
• Maintains a caseload of gynecological patients, following department protocols for standards of care.
• Consults with and/or refers to a physician as appropriate in the management of complicated or high-risk clients.
• Participates in the teaching of medical, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant students.
• Meets, or exceeds, the continuing education requirements for the profession.
• Participates in quality assurance activities.
• Assists in the development and maintenance of patient education materials.
• Is accountable clinically to the supervising physician and administratively to the Women's Health Service (WHS) Coordinator.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees