Nurse Practitioner I

Boston, Massachusetts

Employer: Massachusetts General Hospital(MGH)
Industry: Advanced Practice Nurse
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Provides primary and episodic care in collaboration with an identified physician to all age groups in MGV Fang Associates,

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Performs patient assessments
  • Conducts triage, health promotions, health screening, episodic, acute and chronic problems
  • Diagnoses and manages patients for triage, episodic, acute and chronic problems
  • Recognizes, coordinates and revises management plans for conditions throughout the life span
  • Orders and interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests and procedures
  • Performs GYN and Pap smears and removes sutures
  • Institutes selective screening procedures as indicated
  • Acts as primary responder and provider in emergency situations
  • Facilitates patient wellness through health promotions, education and follow up
  • Refers patients for inter and intra agency services, community resources and supportive services
  • Performs psychosocial assessment to understand factors that influence the patient's health status
  • Involves patient's significant others in decision-making processes as appropriate
  • Acts as patient advocate
  • Participates in telephone consultations
  • Participates in monthly staff meetings
  • Participates in and acts on recommendation from clinical record review
  • Participates in relevant in-services
  • Completes all requests from schools, camps, exams for certificates, and return to work forms
  • Collaborates and coordinates patient visit needs with LPN's, MA's/other team members
  • Participates in the annual employee evaluation process
  • Prescribes needed medications and control substances
  • Completes all documentation as assigned and in an appropriate time frame
  • Finalizes patient notes within 8 calendar days in the Epic system
  • Responsible for clear, consistent, up-to-date documentation of all interactions with patients
  • Independently seeks physician and supervisory consultation
  • Seeks and is responsible for ongoing growth/development resulting in maintaining and securing active licensure
  • Maintains current CPR certification
  • Maintains an awareness of pertinent development in the profession and in clinical practice
  • Participates in performance improvement activities
  • Effectively and accurately delegates nursing and non-nursing activities
  • Has active CSR (control substances certification)
  • Assumes any other tasks and duties as delegated in a timely and cooperative manner


Qualifications

A Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner with a bachelor's degree and a Master's Degree in Nursing.

Current, active, professional licensure to practice in an expanded nursing role in the Comm. of MA.

Must be eligible for both DPH and DEA controlled substance registration within two months of employment.

Must have a telephone.

Acts only within the scope of his or her license.

SKILLS/ ABILITIES/ COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.

Must be able to assess data reflective of a patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.

Must have the flexibility to negotiate job-share positions requiring constant coverage.
Created: 2024-05-08
Reference: 3275357
Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
City: Boston
ZIP: 02120

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