Nurse Practitioner I - 20 hours at Massachusetts General Hospital(MGH) in Boston, Massachusetts

Job Description:

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