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Ambulatory Nurse- General Cardiology

Brigham and Women’s Hospital • Boston, MA, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

Job Description - Ambulatory Nurse- General Cardiology (3302161)

STAFF NURSE/ CARDIOLOGY/ AMBULATORY/ 40 HOURS FULL TIME DAYS/ BWH MAIN CAMPUS

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

The Staff Nurse will be responsible for:

Providing nursing support and care to patients within the General Cardiology department.
Working collaboratively to provide excellent care to patients and families in the safest environment.
Ensuring that ambulatory patients are seen in a timely manner by the appropriate clinician(s) and that appropriate coordination of care and communication is maintained with the patients and referring providers.
Direct patient contact in the clinic is minimal but required when requested.
Providing clinical telephone triage, especially for urgent clinical situations, and general nursing support for patients across the Ambulatory General Cardiology Department.
Maintaining familiarity with department activity and a close working relationship with clinicians and support staff to provide the most appropriate triage and facilitate timely and effective communication and scheduling.
Participating in departmental and organizational quality management and/or quality improvement projects as directed by the leadership team.
Proficient use of the electronic medical record, documenting in a manner that is clear, complete, concise, and in SBAR format when appropriate to remain compliant with nursing standards.

Education:

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

Experience:

Minimum of 1 year of clinical nursing experience in an Ambulatory Clinic/Practice setting required. Experience only in an ambulatory procedural area or emergency room is not sufficient.
Minimum of 3 years responsible related experience as a Registered Nurse within a patient care ambulatory environment with expertise in Cardiology required.
Experience with telephone triage and telephone-based clinical assessment techniques required. This includes assessing the severity of symptoms, communicating urgent patient needs to the LIP, referral to appropriate setting or level of care, documenting interventions and an individualized plan of care using an EMR, education of patients and families on their disease process and interventions to promote health and well-being, preliminary interpretation of data, providing home health advice and follow-up, ability to make triage decisions quickly and calmly in emergency situations, and assuring continuity of care.
Experience providing in-person triage and direct patient care for acute and chronic conditions as appropriate for an ambulatory outpatient setting required.
Experience performing point of care testing and ambulatory clinic procedures required. These include, but are not limited to: urinalysis, glucometer, pregnancy, pH, guaiac, HgbA1C, Strep, EKG, ear irrigation, PPD, immunizations, and medication administration.
Demonstrated evidence of exemplary nursing practice and experience in multiple ambulatory specialties preferred.
Experience with team-based care preferred.

Other:

Membership in professional organizations is recommended and nursing certification in Ambulatory Care or an Ambulatory Specialty area is preferred.
Able to work weekend rotation per the MNA contract.

To qualify you must have:

Education:

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

Experience:

Minimum of 1 year of clinical nursing experience in an Ambulatory Clinic/Practice setting required. Experience only in an ambulatory procedural area or emergency room is not sufficient.
Minimum of 3 years responsible related experience as a Registered Nurse within a patient care ambulatory environment with expertise in Cardiology required.
Experience with telephone triage and telephone-based clinical assessment techniques required. This includes assessing the severity of symptoms, communicating urgent patient needs to the LIP, referral to appropriate setting or level of care, documenting interventions and an individualized plan of care using an EMR, education of patients and families on their disease process and interventions to promote health and well-being, preliminary interpretation of data, providing home health advice and follow-up, ability to make triage decisions quickly and calmly in emergency situations, and assuring continuity of care.
Experience providing in-person triage and direct patient care for acute and chronic conditions as appropriate for an ambulatory outpatient setting required.
Experience performing point of care testing and ambulatory clinic procedures required. These include, but are not limited to: urinalysis, glucometer, pregnancy, pH, guaiac, HgbA1C, Strep, EKG, ear irrigation, PPD, immunizations, and medication administration.
Demonstrated evidence of exemplary nursing practice and experience in multiple ambulatory specialties preferred.
Case Management experience preferred.
Experience with team-based care preferred.

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