Nurse Practitioner (NP) Lead - Weight Center- MGH
 Massachusetts General Hospital | |
 United States, Massachusetts, Boston | |
| 50 Staniford Street (Show on map) | |
 Mar 05, 2025 | |
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Summary
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) Lead 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. The NP Lead will perform additional leadership duties on the team/department through indirect management of other Advanced Practice Providers and/or Allied Health Professionals. Does this position require Patient Care? Yes 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. -Nurse Practitioners Leads will also perform additional duties, including but not limited to: indirectly manages other Advanced Practice Providers and/or Allied Health Professionals; provides support in staffing/scheduling as needed; becomes involved in daily clinical problem solving, on-boarding, and metric tracking; provides input on appraisals, staff development, discipline and hiring and termination decisions. Education Physical Requirements
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