Team Nurse Randolph Family Medicine

Beth Israel Lahey Health•32 South Main Street, Randolph, IL

3d•$32 - $55

About The Position

The Team Nurse RN works in an outpatient primary care or family medicine practice and serves as a clinical resource. 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 appropriate 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 care issues. In collaboration with primary care providers, the Team Nurse coordinates patient-centered care, supports transitions between levels of care, and counsels and educates patients to help improve health status. The position includes coordinating outpatient care, triage, nursing visits, medication administration, clinical procedures, follow-up of results, and oversight of clinical supplies and unlicensed staff.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Registered Nurse license in Massachusetts.
Basic Life Support certificate and CPR certification.
One to three 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 provide care to young adults ages 16–30, middle-aged adults ages 30–60, and elderly patients ages 60 and over.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written and spoken English.
Ability to provide professional, respectful, service-oriented customer care and remain calm in stressful situations.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in nursing.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and facilitate clinical management of a broad outpatient population across the continuum of care, collaborating with providers on preventive care, evidence-based chronic disease management, and care coordination.
Provide general and focused 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 exams, treatments, and procedures as needed.
Perform skilled telephone triage, assessment, education, and coordination of health care and community resources.
Provide direct patient care, including Annual Wellness Visits and Chronic Care Management for BIDHC patients.
Manage INR and educate patients taking Coumadin using a standardized protocol.
Administer vaccines and medications by parenteral, oral, rectal, or nasal routes according to provider orders and 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; document 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 appropriate collection, storage, and processing of biologic specimens.
Provide oversight and delegation for unlicensed staff, including Medical Assistants, Certified Nursing Assistants, and nursing students; serve as a resource and provide ongoing staff education and training.
Maintain clinical knowledge and skills through consultation, literature review, and formal and informal education, including CEUs, and complete mandatory annual organizational training.
Ensure patient health information is used only for treatment, payment, and operations; follow patient-safety practices and promptly report adverse events and near misses to BIDHC Risk Management.