Nurse- Community-Primary Care | PD BWH

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Job Summary BWH BROOKSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH | PER DIEM | ONSITE | ROTATING SHIFT Jamaica Plain, Boston MAThe primary responsibility of the staff RN is to provide excellent care to patients and families. The role requires the provision of care that is comprehensive, compassionate delivered to patients of all ages, working with a diverse, medically and socially vulnerable population. Role responsibilities within this setting are defined below.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:
• Medication and immunization administration for patients of all ages including pediatric (from birth).
• Telephone Triage of patients, both Adult, Pediatric, Adolescents and OB/GYN.
• Emergency department discharge follow up and assessment.
• Performing nurse-only visits by patients including patient education.
• Other duties as assigned.

ABOUT BROOKSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER:

Brookside is a licensed Community Health Center of Brigham and Women's Hospital and provides multi-disciplinary, comprehensive care with services in a range of medical areas including:
Adult, Family and Pediatric Primary Care, OB/GYN, Family Planning, Dental/Oral Surgery, Nutrition/WIC, Behavioral Health and Specialty Medicine (Cardiology, Pulmonology and Nephrology). Brookside also has a Laboratory onsite, Financial Counseling and Community Resource Specialists.

Each year, more than 11,000 patients from Jamaica Plain, the city of Boston and surrounding areas use these services, producing more than 69,000 visits to Brookside each year. Most of Brookside s patient population are Spanish- speaking and socioeconomically underserved.

The health center's services, guided by equity, are provided by a bilingual English/Spanish medical and professional staff. Brookside is a teaching site for Harvard Medical School, Mass General Institute of Health Professionals School of Nursing, Harvard Dental School, Boston University Dental School, as well as other Boston area health care professional programs.

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.

GENERAL

SUMMARY:

The Primary Care Registered Nurse is an important member of the primary care multi-disciplinary healthcare team. Patients/families and the health care team work best as partners with shared goals for attaining optimal health and wellness. The RN is integral to providing the support and care necessary to achieving such goals. The primary

The Registered Nurse is a professional nurse registered in Massachusetts who is responsible and accountable for planning and providing patient care for assigned patients in accordance with Nursing Standards of Care as set forth in the Nursing Department's Clinical Practice Manual. The registered nurse demonstrates initiative, knowledge and clinical skills in caring for the patient with complex needs. The Registered Nurse demonstrates the ability to effectively manage patients by assuming full responsibility for the assessment, plan, implementation and evaluation of patient care and is directly responsible to a designated nurse manager, or supervisor.

CLINICAL PRACTICEOrganization of Patient Care
• Accountable for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating a plan of care for a…