Medical Office RN - Lynnfield Urgent Care

About the role

Under the general supervision of the Administrative Director in Collaboration with the Associate Chief of Ambulatory Nursing Practice the Staff Registered Nurse: Ambulatory Care practices within the Lahey Clinic Professional Practice Model, MA Nurse Practice Act, ANA Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics and demonstrates Lahey Clinic’s core values that reflect its Mission. The nurse-patient/family relationship, continuity of care and accountability are central to the delivery of individualized high quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provides safe patient care by demonstrating organizational skills that maintain and coordinate safe delivery of quality care for assigned patients/families.
• Performs systematic patient and family assessment relevant to practice settings and record the related health data.
• Analyzes and interprets recorded data. Makes informed judgments as to the specific problems and elements of nursing care mandated by a particular situation.
• Delivers care that is specific to the age of the patient.
• Utilizes listening skills and clinical judgment in decision making to telephonically assess the severity of patient caller signs and symptoms.
• Evaluates effectiveness of care and adapts plan based on patient/family response.
• Provides patient care by:
  • Providing necessary physical care to appropriate patient populations which include ADL’s, positioning, transporting, and treatments.
  • Utilizing and transporting equipment.
  • Monitoring and recognizing acute changes in the patient and intervenes appropriately.
  • Administering medications including blood and blood products.
• Establishes professional relationship with nurses, physicians and other colleagues and patients and families.
• Educates the patient and family about the patient’s illness and treatment including preventative measures appropriate to the patient.
• Supports Lahey Clinics commitment to community based activities both within the Lahey community and beyond.
• Collaborates, cooperates and communicates with other healthcare providers to ensure quality and continuity of care.
• Demonstrates skills as a responsive team member.
• Demonstrates role of nurse as teacher.
• Demonstrates ability to fulfill role in regulatory compliance and readiness.
• Serve as patient advocate, within the limits of the law.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a state approved and/or accredited School of Nursing BSN preferred.
• Licensure, Certification & Registration: Current RN license to practice in state of Massachusetts. Must maintain BLS certification.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Acute care medical-surgical experience.
• Shift- Variable including w/e and holidays 40 hours/ full-time.

Benefits

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.