Registered Nurse (RN) - Neurology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
5x8 hrs, Days

At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. When determining base pay, we take a comprehensive approach that considers your skills, relevant experience, education, certifications, and other critical factors. The pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications, but it does not encompass all the elements that contribute to your total compensation package.

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: 1. M inimum of 2 years of recent (within 12 months) clinical nursing experience in an Ambulatory Clinic/Practice setting required. Experience only in an ambulatory procedural area or emergency room is not sufficient. 2. M inimum of 2 years of Neurology and/or related experience required. 3. E xperience with telephone triage and telephone-based clinical assessment techniques required. This is the safe, effective, and appropriate disposition of health-related problems and 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. 4. E xperience working in a Call Center or similar area and handling of referrals strongly preferred. 5. E xperience in communications and customer service strongly preferred. 6. C ase Management experience preferred. 7. E xperience with team-based care preferred. 8. N ursing certification in Ambulatory Care or ambulatory specialty area preferred. 9. E xperience with EPIC preferred. Other: - Membership in professional organizations is recommended. - Able to work weekend rotation per the MNA contract. STAFF NURSE/ NEUROLOGY/ 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 Neurology Department. - 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. - Providing clinical telephone triage, especially for urgent clinical situations, and general nursing support for patients across the Division of Neurology. - 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. - Working in a normal office setting, work entails extended periods of sitting and fast-paced, phone-based care. - Preparing, performing, and documenting the coordination of clinical care including, but not limited to, assisting patients with medication questions, delivering lab results, and providing patient education as needed and requested. - Working collaboratively to provide excellent care to patients and families in the safest environment. - Other duties as assigned by the supervising physician or leadership team. 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. At 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.

Recruiter: Boyd, Michael