Registered Nurse - HCA Primary Care (Full Time)

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Boston, MA

12d•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 is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, day shifts M-F. Healthcare Associates (HCA) is a robust adult primary care practice at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center offering comprehensive health services to enhance the quality of life for our patients. HCA services approximately 40,000 patients in over 200,000 patient visits per year.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program required.
License Registered Nurse required.
American Heart Association – Basic Life support Certificate required.
1-3 years related work experience required.
Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation.
Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
Ability to follow precedents and procedures. May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving.
Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Neonatal:Birth to 6 months, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 - over.
Work requires periods of close attention to work with out interruption. Concentrated effort of up to 4 hours without break may be required.
Work requires constant response to changing circumstances and using new information to adjust approach and to quickly respond to new needs.
Daily: Protective equipment required(Respirator,earplugs,mask,gloves,eyewear etc), Potential exposure to infectious diseases and/or airborne pathogens, Potential exposure to infectious diseases and/or bloodborne pathogens.
Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently.
Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.
This job requires constant walking, Endurance-working up to 3-4 hours without a break, frequent standing, bending neck, bending waist, twisting neck, twisting waist, maintain crouch for > 5 minutes, Repetition crouch(>2 times/minutes), Power Grasping using both hands, Fine Manipulation using both hands, Pushing/Pulling using both hands, Keyboard use, Reaching-above shoulder height, Reaching-below shoulder height, Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 lbs, Pull up and/or reposition patient weighing up to 100 pounds without assistance, Pull up and/or reposition patient weighing up to 250 pounds with assistance, Pushing items weighing up to 50 lbs, Push a wheelchair or wheeled bed containing a patient weighing up to 250 pounds, with assistance.

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate degree in Nursing strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Determines the urgency and disposition for telephone triage requests and other patient calls requiring clinical expertise and decision making.
Collects pertinent clinical data and applies nursing knowledge and evidence-based assessments to coordinate the delivery of care during telephone encounters, electronic communications and/or clinical visits.
Facilitates the scheduling of urgent and/or routine appointments as needed.
In collaboration with the healthcare team and PCP, participates in the coordination of care and on-going management of patients with chronic diseases by developing shared care plans, performing medication reconciliation, processing prescription renewals, performing symptom assessments, and coordinating VNA referrals.
Collaborates with the LPN and the provider regarding ED visit and Hosp Admission follow-up and communicates with patients regarding symptom management and the coordination of additional services as needed.
Promotes the health of patients through coordinated follow-up, supports improving health outcome efforts, education and self-management goals.
Utilizes the nursing process as the frame of reference for practice as a professional registered nurse and provides direct nursing care to patients and families.
Provides direct care to patients and makes necessary nursing judgments.
Responsible for systematically assessing the health care needs of individuals or groups and for the formulation of a care plan, its implementation and evaluation.
Demonstrates the ability for decision making by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience in caring for patients.
Coordinates the care of patients and directs assistive personnel in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable and timely, patient-centered care.
Demonstrates awareness of environmental forces on health care of patients and their families.
Demonstrates the ability to identify resources necessary to implement the plan of care.
Works in a collegial and collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine healthcare needs of patients and families.
Develops relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect.
Communicates effectively in the exchange of information.
Demonstrate the ability to act as a patient advocate.
Maintains annual mandatory education requirements, which include emergency skills and unit based competencies.
Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with the unit based educator or clinical nurse specialist.
Participates in activities that contribute to professional development of self.
May participate in quality improvement activities.
Demonstrates a commitment to patients, staff, and to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
The individual nursing practice reflects the goals of the Medical Center.
Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice and patient safety.