Nurse Practitioner; NP Emergency Medicine

Position Summary

Dually reporting to the Collaborating Physician and the Administrative Director, the licensed and credentialed Nurse Practitioner (NP) Emergency Medicine provides diagnosis, treatment, consultation, and follow‑up under the direction of one or more physicians in the clinic or inpatient setting. The NP performs age and specialty–appropriate physical examinations and preventive health measures within prescribed guidelines. As an expert professional, the Nurse Practitioner is responsible and accountable for the application of the nursing process, supervision of clinical practice, research involvement, consultative services, inter‑ and intradepartmental liaison, education, leadership and patient care management across the health care continuum from preventative to acute care through discharge.

The NP will also help support the oversight of students.

BMC‑South, Emergency Medicine

Full Time

• Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to patients and families according to established collaborative protocols and standards of care.
• Sets priorities for appropriate and efficient management of patient care that reflects cost effective management of time, available human resources, supplies, and equipment.
• Performs physical examinations and provides preventive health measures within prescribed guidelines and appropriate to patient needs.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate lab and diagnostic tests to assess patient’s clinical problems and health care needs.
• Arranges for appropriate plan of care and follow‑up based on outcomes of diagnostic, lab, and physical assessment findings.
• Records pertinent patient care findings in the medical record.
• Maintains interdisciplinary approach to planning and communicating patient care information by discussing patient data with appropriate physicians and other health care professionals.
• Evaluates outcomes of patient care and makes necessary revisions.
• Seeks and provides consultative services as required.
• Incorporates concepts of health maintenance, prevention, and promotion into daily practice through patient education and counseling.
• Demonstrates awareness of community resources and assists staff, patients, and families to utilize them effectively.
• Notifies supervisor when patients in age groups not regularly served are present and seeks assistance from individuals with specialized knowledge.
• NPs providing inpatient care may provide surgical assists and non‑surgical procedures.

• Assists in development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of nurse practitioner guidelines, policies, procedures, and protocols in collaboration with appropriate physicians.
• Demonstrates leadership skills in problem solving and directing designated personnel in assigned clinical area.
• Maintains current knowledge of legislation that may affect health care delivery and the function of the nurse practitioner.
• Serves on nursing and hospital committees when requested and references appropriate information to various departmental and hospital committees.
• Educates patients, families, and professionals through educational materials, in‑services, formal lectures, and/or publications.

• Consistently participates in the quality assessment/improvement program for the service.
• Identifies appropriate follow‑up quality improvement projects or research studies based on findings.
• Utilizes quality improvement data and research findings to enhance patient care.

• NP‑focused Master’s of Nursing Program; no prior experience required.

• Prior experience in a similar clinical setting/specialty preferred.

• Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with authorization by the Board of Registration in Nursing to practice in an expanded role.
• Active Massachusetts license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
• Registered with the specialty or other accrediting organization for Nurse Practitioners.
• Registered with the State of…