POSITION SUMMARY:The Primary Care Nurse works collaboratively with physicians, staff and other health care professionals to provide care coordination across the health care continuum for all patients within the Primary Care Clinic. The primary care nurse is an integral member of the health care team who works to ensure that safety, best practice and high quality standards of care are maintained across the continuum. Responsible for coordinating a wide range of self-management support and disease registry activities for the clinic's entire patient population.
Position: Registered Nurse
Department: Adult Primary Care/GIM
Schedule: 40 Hours (Days)
JOB REQUIREMENTSEDUCATION:- Nursing degree: Diploma, ASN or BSN (preferred), Ability to obtain BSN within 4 years
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
- Registration and current RN licensure in the state of MA in good standing required.
- Requires current basic life support (BLS) certification. Some units may require Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS) certification.
- Additional certifications may be required for certain practice areas
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:- Outpatient experience preferred
- Experience with durable medical equipment (DMEs)
- Experience with telephone triage preferred
- Knowledge of adult vaccines
- Basic computer proficiency inclusive of ability to access, enters, and interpret computerized data/information.
- Effective interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with various members of the health care team, patients, and families.
- Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
Multilingual skills (beyond that of English) in languages appropriate to the patient populations served by the medical center preferred. - Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement research utilization projects.
- Ability to effectively delegate appropriate patient care activities.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the patient populations served.
Physical ability to meet the core job responsibilities in accordance with practice setting demands for the patient populations regularly served. - Ability to effectively manage stress due to critical issues related to patient care, changing organizational climate and personnel issues.
- Basic computer proficiency inclusive of ability to access, enters, and interpret computerized data/information.
- Effective interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with various members of the health care team, patients, and families.
- Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
Multilingual skills (beyond that of English) in languages appropriate to the patient populations served by the medical center preferred. - Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement research utilization projects.
- Ability to effectively delegate appropriate patient care activities.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the patient populations served.
Physical ability to meet the core job responsibilities in accordance with practice setting demands for the patient populations regularly served. - Ability to effectively manage stress due to critical issues related to patient care, changing organizational climate and personnel issues.
NursingamboutCompensation Range:$38.05- $75.33
This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, and licensure/certifications directly related to position requirements. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), contract increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, earned time cash out, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family wellbeing.
