CPE Nurse Practitioner Per Diem

Schedule: Perdiem 10hr days 7a-530p

Performs pre- operative nursing assessment, pre-operative risk assessment, medical history and physical and patient education on patients undergoing scheduled surgical procedures. The Nurse Practitioner in CPE will work collaboratively with the team to assure the practice of the Patient and Family Centered Care Model in an environment that exemplifies best practice.

Follows established hospital and departmental precautions and procedures in the performance of all job duties to ensure a safe work environment for patients and others to include as appropriate:

• Demonstrates effective communication "hand off's" between providers, shifts departments, etc.
• Demonstrates use of proper precautions including use of appropriate personal protective equipment
• Performs and documents pre-operative history and physical, nursing assessment and medication reconciliation.
• Performs and documents appropriate peri-operative patient education
• Orders and interprets appropriate pre-operative lab and diagnostic tests (EKG, CXR)
• Determines patient's ASA and airway classification
• Performs pre-operative medical risk assessment
• Collaborates with anesthesiologist and surgeon regarding concerns of patient risk for anesthesia and surgery
• Communicates with Primary care provider and other medical specialties for continuation of patient's medical care
• Refers patient to PCP or other medical specialties for further pre-operative risk assessment upon problem identification.
• Communicates with nursing staff regarding patient concern directly or via the problem board
• Nurse Practitioner works under the supervision of a collaborating attending physician who is board certified in their specialty and licensed by the State of Massachusetts

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, an affiliate of Mass General Brigham, is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve. At Mass General Brigham, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity: race, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a 171- bed non-profit, community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum. Founded in 1900, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties. Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive.

At Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, we believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life. From creating breakthroughs that have paved the way for treatments around the globe to training the next generation of providers, our patients, and those we may never meet, are at the center of everything we do. If you're looking for more than a career, join Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital. Our patients call it better care. Our employees call it home.

* Masters Degree required

* Current certification as Adult/Family Nurse Practitioner

* Must have current Massachusetts Registered Nurse Licensure/ Advanced Practice

* Certification in Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers required

* Must hold current MA controlled substance and DEA licensure

* Must maintain updated continuing education requirement for certification and licensure

* Previous NP experience preferred

* Previous Surgical Nursing experience preferred - minimum of 5 years

* Staff adheres to all C.A.R.E. Standards

* Effective communication skills

* High level of interpersonal, problem solving skills

* Performs and documents preoperative patients risk assessment

* Collaborate with anesthesiologist and surgeon regarding concerns of patient risk for anesthesia and surgery

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.