Registered Nurse, Ambulatory Gynecology- 40 hrs, Days

Burlington, MA
• Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
• Full-time
• Day When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Ambulatory Gynecology – Lahey Clinic Join our growing Gynecology Division, which includes General Gynecology, Urogynecology, Gynecologic Oncology, and Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS). Our team provides both routine and complex gynecologic care, including office visits, specialty procedures, and surgical care for complex gynecologic conditions.

About the Role Under the supervision of nursing and ambulatory leadership, the Registered Nurse (RN) delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the Lahey Clinic Professional Practice Model, the Massachusetts Nurse Practice Act, and ANA Standards of Practice.

Working closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, and clinical support staff, the RN coordinates care across the patient journey, supports office-based procedures, provides patient education, and promotes safe, compassionate, and inclusive care.

Why Join Our Team?

Growing, highly specialized Gynecology practice

Collaborative environment with expert physicians and surgeons

Diverse patient population and meaningful clinical work Primarily based in our newly renovated Burlington location adjacent to the hospital

Job Description:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

including but not limited to:

I. Clinical Judgment and Decision Making:
The process by which nurses come to understand the problems, issues or concerns of patients/families, to attend to relevant/critical information, and to respond in concerned and involved ways.

A. The Staff Registered Nurse:
Ambulatory is expected to and is accountable for providing safe patient care by demonstrating organizational skills that maintain and coordinate safe delivery of quality care for assigned patients/families.

B. Performing systematic patient and family assessment relevant to practice settings and record the related health data..C Analyze and interpret recorded data. Make informed judgements as to the specific problems and elements of nursing care mandated by a particular situation.

D. Developing a culturally competent plan of care that identifies patient problems, expected outcomes, and addresses preventative measures.

Respecting the values (religious/spiritual, ethnic, cultural) of the patient and family.

E. Delivering care that is specific to the age of the patient

F. Utilizing listening skills and clinical judgment in decision making to telephonically assess the severity of patient caller signs and symptoms.

G. Evaluating effectiveness of care and adapts plan based on patient/family response

H. Providing 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 productsII. Professional Relationship:
The professional relationship is based upon Lahey Clinic’s guiding principles and positive effective communication. This relationship extends beyond formal assessment to integrate the particular patient’s response and his/her religious/spiritual, ethnic and cultural beliefs into the plan of care.

A. Establishes professional relationship with nurses, physicians and other colleagues and patients and families.

The relationship includes the patient and family as a partner in care and is based upon Swanson’s Theory of Caring.

B. Educates the patient and family about the patient’s illness and treatment including preventative measures appropriate to the patient.

C. Supports Lahey Clinics commitment to community based activities both within the Lahey community and beyond.

D. Collaborates, cooperates and communicates with other healthcare providers to ensure quality and continuity of care.

III. Clinical Leadership:
The Staff Registered Nurse:
Ambulatory supports the development of others and creates a practice climate of responsiveness and learning based on Benner’s Novice to Expert skills acquisition…