STAFF NURSE/ 40 HOURS / VARIABLE /DAY SHIFT/ BWH WATKINS CARDIOVASCULAR - MAIN CAMPUS at Partners Healthcare in Boston, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Description

 

Excellent Care to Patients and Families * The Best Staff * In the Safest Environment

Nursing at Brigham and Women's Hospital is known for their excellent clinical practice and for keeping patients and their families at the center of all they do. We understand that great care is shaped by relationships with patients and their families. That's why we're committed to knowing our patients on a deeper level - not just as patients, but as individuals - to ensure that they, and their families, feel  known and cared for.

As BWH, we proudly work together with a spirit of inquiry and a deep commitment to providing the highest quality, evidence-informed and theory-guided care in an inclusive environment.  We work each day to achieve our vision - to provide excellent care to patients and families, with the best staff, in the safest environment.

Just as we have been able to reinvent health care, we have also transformed health care careers. Whether measured in terms of lives saved, awards earned, or the personal satisfaction of stretching your talents - a career with BWH is unlike any other in the health care field. Here you'll find a workplace where collaboration and teamwork are the norm, not the exception - physicians, nurses, technicians, staff and management form a close-knit bond, based on mutual respect and devotion to our patients. If you want an enormously fulfilling career, there's no better place to be.

The Staff Nurse will be responsible for:

• Providing nursing support and care to patients in the Watkins Cardiology clinic of the Ambulatory Division.


• Providing telephone and/or Patient Gateway triage for patients with a variety of cardiovascular conditions.


• Collaboration with Watkins Cardiology Access Center, Clinic, and Arrhythmia Services Ambulatory RN for routing message management for incoming patient calls.


• Communication with patients via electronic health information exchange Patient Gateway/MyChart, phone, fax, mail, and email as necessary.


• Communication with providers using SBAR methodology: Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation.


• Gathering patient data and follow up on requests/review consults with MD/NP to develop care plan.


• Education of patients and families regarding cardiovascular disease and management in person, telephonically, and virtually as appropriate for the ambulatory setting.


• Completing post-hospital discharge phone calls including medication reconciliation.


• Seeking to maximize communication efficiency with MD, LIP for patient-centered care delivery. 


• Performing nurse only visits as indicated.


• Setting up consults with specialty providers, following up on consult recommendations, and communicating results to patients and providers.


• Performing all other duties as required or assigned within the scope of the position.


• Working collaboratively to provide excellent care to patients and families in the safest environment.

 

Qualifications

 

To qualify you must have:

Graduate of an approved school of nursing with current registration in Massachusetts. Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing is required.

• Minimum of 2 years recent (within 1 year) experience with cardiac-focused patient care delivery as an RN required.


• Previous clinical nursing experience in an ambulatory setting with telephone triage and telephone-based clinical assessment techniques required.  


• Previous experience providing ambulatory nursing care to a cardiovascular patient population required.


• Experience providing in-person triage and direct patient care for acute and chronic conditions as appropriate for a cardiology setting strongly preferred.


• Case Management experience preferred.


• Nursing certification in Ambulatory Care or ambulatory specialty area preferred.


• Experience with team-based care preferred.

 EEO Statement 

Brigham and Women's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, veteran status, disability unrelated to job requirements, genetic information, military service, or other protected status.

 

Primary Location

: MA-Boston-BWH Boston Main Campus

Work Locations

: BWH Boston Main Campus 75 Francis St  Boston 02115

Job

: Nursing-Other

Organization

: Brigham & Women's Hospital(BWH)

Schedule

: Full-timeStandard Hours: 1

Shift

: Day Job

Employee Status

: RegularRecruiting Department: BWH Nursing / Patient Care Services

Job Posting

: Jan 14, 2021

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