Rooming Team Nurse Middleboro Primary Care

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Middleboro, IN

2d•$32 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

The Rooming Team Nurse (Team Nurse RN) works in an outpatient primary care or family medicine practice and serves as a clinical resource for the practice. Reporting directly to the Practice Manager and Senior Director of Nursing, the nurse provides high-quality direct patient care in a team-based model for Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare patients. The role supports safe, effective, and efficient care through delegation and support of clinical and administrative functions to Medical Assistant staff, and provides education and training to staff and patients on preventive, chronic, and episodic health issues. In collaboration with primary care providers, the nurse coordinates patient-centered care, supports transitions between levels of care, and counsels and educates patients to improve their health status. The position includes coordinating clinical management and care across the continuum, patient education and self-management support, telephonic triage, nursing visits such as Annual Wellness Visits and Chronic Care Management, INR management, medication and vaccine administration, and nursing procedures. The nurse documents patient care in the Electronic Health Record, coordinates tests and referrals, monitors follow-up of abnormal results, oversees clinical supplies and specimen handling, and provides guidance and education to unlicensed practice staff. The role requires a Massachusetts Registered Nurse license and Basic Life Support certification. The posting also encourages LPNs to apply and states that new graduate RNs will be considered. Staff must be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse license.
Basic Life Support certification; CPR certification is also listed as required.
1–3 years of related work experience; new graduate RNs will be considered.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Strong patient communication and patient education skills.
Advanced skills with Microsoft applications, which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Access, and other web-based applications.
Ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English.
Ability to provide patient care to young adults (ages 16–30), middle-aged adults (ages 30–60), and elderly patients (ages 60 and over).
Ability to meet the physical requirements of medium work, including occasionally exerting up to 50 pounds of force and frequently up to 20 pounds; standing or moving for most of the shift; and the listed sitting, walking, standing, bending, grasping, manipulation, pushing/pulling, keyboarding, and reaching requirements.
Ability to work with periods of concentrated attention, respond to changing circumstances, and use required protective equipment in an environment with potential exposure to infectious diseases and airborne or bloodborne pathogens.
Employees are required to be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in nursing or a related field.
LPNs are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and facilitate clinical management of an outpatient population across the continuum of care, collaborating with providers on preventive care, chronic disease management, and care coordination.
Provide general and specific health education and work with patients to identify and monitor self-management goals.
Collaborate with community-based providers and follow up on emergency department visits and inpatient discharges.
Assist providers with examinations, treatments, and procedures as needed.
Provide telephonic triage and assessment, education, and coordination of health care and community resources.
Provide direct patient care, including Annual Wellness Visits and Chronic Care Management.
Manage INR monitoring and provide Coumadin teaching using a standardized protocol.
Administer vaccines and medications by ordered routes in accordance with BIDHC medication-administration policies, and educate patients about administered medications as appropriate.
Perform nursing activities under provider direction, including wound care and point-of-care testing, and document patient care accurately and promptly in the Electronic Health Record.
Schedule tests and specialty-care referrals as ordered by providers.
Monitor and ensure follow-up of abnormal test and imaging results under provider direction.
Oversee clinical supply and equipment inventory and ordering as necessary.
Ensure safe and clinically appropriate collection, storage, and processing of biologic specimens.
Provide oversight, delegation, and clinical support to unlicensed staff, including Medical Assistants, Certified Nursing Assistants, and nursing students.
Provide ongoing education and training to practice staff and maintain clinical knowledge and skills through consultation, literature review, education, and continuing education units.
Complete mandatory annual organizational training.
Use patient health information only for treatment, payment, and operations; follow patient-safety practices and promptly report adverse events and near misses to BIDHC Risk Management.