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Adv Practice Nurse - 1

Beth Israel Lahey Health · Needham, Massachusetts, US

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Job Summary: Provides direct patient care re...

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When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Job Summary: Provides direct patient care relative to physical diagnosis and therapeutic management independently, using physician consultation where appropriate. Job Description: Essential Responsibilities: - Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the plan of care for a panel of patients. Evaluates individual health care status of patients, including eliciting a patient history, performance of physical examination, ordering of screening and diagnostic tests, risk assessment and interprets this information to establish a diagnosis. - Develops and implements a plan of care, including treatments, medications and the like within defined guidelines for practice. Provides care to the patient in a manner that incorporates the principles of patient satisfaction and delivery of cost effective care. Participates in the development and evaluation of practice guidelines. - Monitors the individual's response to therapy and revises the plan, as indicated, with particular attention to education and counseling and encouragement of self-care. Provides ongoing individuali...