Nurse Practitioner, Anticoagulation Management Service - Weymouth, MA

North Shore Physicians Group, Inc.
United States, Massachusetts, Weymouth
541 Main Street (Show on map)
Jan 13, 2025
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a licensed provider. The NP is responsible for the assessment and management of various populations of patients, medical and/or surgical, including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, development of appropriate plans of care and ongoing evaluation. May also perform additional duties, such as precepting a small group of learners. Essential Functions - Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to a designated patient population in the ambulatory, inpatient, operative, and/or procedural setting. - Performs complete histories and physical examinations. - Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests. - Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings. - Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures. - Consistently provides high quality and timely documentation including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes and discharge summaries. - Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population. - Performs other duties as assigned. - Complies with all policies and standards. Education Master's Degree in Nursing required Licenses/Certifications Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Preferred Basic Life Support [BLS Certification] - Preferred Nurse Practitioner [NP] / Advanced Practice Registered Nurse [APRN] [State License] - Preferred Additional Responsibilities - Provides a plan for anticoagulation management for patients receiving induction, bridging, and maintenance therapies. - Is accountable to the patient and family for the initial and ongoing assessment and development of a patient-specific plan of care. - Collaborates with referring providers to assure that an anticoagulation plan of care appropriate to patient specific risk is established. - Uses AMS Policy and Procedure to optimize anticoagulation management. - Monitors dosing and patient clinical response to therapeutic bridging medications and discontinues use per protocols. - Monitors anticoagulant drug supply, reviews pertinent laboratory values to guide therapeutic decisions. - Provides outpatient oversight for peri-procedural management of all anticoagulants. - Provides oversight and collaboration concerning population specific dosing related to renal dysfunction, drug interactions or extremes of body weight. Preferred Qualifications - Prior NP experience in cardiology, hematology, primary care, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, or anti-coagulation management strongly preferred. - An autonomous, organized, and highly collaborative provider. Mass General Brigham Medical Group Northern Massachusetts, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity 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.