Registered Nurse RN (MNA) Per Diem - Urgent Care Adult - Somerville

Company: Atrius Health
Location: Somerville
Posted on: July 29, 2022

Job Description:

Atrius Health is a nonprofit healthcare leader delivering a system of connected care that enables us to know our patients better so that we can serve them well. Across 32 clinical locations, more than 50 specialties and 825 physicians, we provide proactive, customized care to more than 720,000 adult and pediatric patients across eastern Massachusetts. The Atrius Health practices including Dedham Medical Associates, Granite Medical Group, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and PMG Physician Associates - together with VNA Care - work in collaboration with hospital partners, community specialists and skilled nursing facilities, to develop innovative and effective ways of delivering care in the most appropriate setting, making it easier for patients to be healthy. We believe that by establishing a solid foundation of knowledge, understanding and trust with each of our patients, we enrich their health and enhance their lives. SUMMARY We are currenty seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join our dynamic team supporting Adult Urgent Care for our Somerville practice. This is a per diem position. As a team member, the Registered Nurse supporting the Urgent Care specialty practice provides direct nursing support and management to a clinical team that includes RNs, LPNs, Medical Assistants, Advanced Practice Clinicians and Physicians, recognizing the patient as the central focus. The RN monitors acutely ill or injured patients during the patient visit, provides appropriate telephone triage and advice for patients experiencing acute problems, supports the management of patient follow up care, performs a variety of procedures that are within the scope of the professional nursing practice, provides day-to-day oversight for clinical support staff, and acts as a member of the site's Medical Emergency Response Code team. The RN will work closely with the Clinical Nurse Manager and Director of Nursing to ensure clinical safety and compliance. Education: Graduate of a state approved school of nursing, BSN preferred. Must maintain Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification and ACLS certification. Skills and Experience: Requires a current/valid license to practice professional nursing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Minimum of two years of experience required in direct urgent care, Internal Medicine or Emergency nursing. Proficient in IV insertion and medication administration in addition to other technical skills commonly utilized in the Urgent Care and Emergency setting. Able to support busy volume of telephone triage. Direct experience with EPIC is a plus. Excellent communication skills required with an ability to work in a fast paced environment. Atrius Health is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity. All patients, employees, applicants, and other constituents of Atrius Health will be treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, veteran status, marital/domestic partner status, parental status, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression, or other dimensions of diversity. Atrius Health is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promoting or any other employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, military service or application for military service, veteran or disability status.Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA);Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO); and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).VEVRAA Federal ContractorRequest Priority Protected Veteran & Disabled Referrals for all of our locations within the statePDN-94925a75-3721-434d-bedc-928fd886d91f

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