Nurse Practitioner, Infusion

About This Role

The Infusion APP will work within our adult Infusion Center to serve as an infusion first responder and promote infusion service access and efficiency. This part-time Nurse Practitioner position involves providing urgent care and symptom management in close collaboration with longitudinal medicine providers at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the care of patients with complex medical diagnoses, serving as a first responder for acute reactions and medical emergencies
• Work collaboratively with longitudinal medical teams and nursing staff to ensure continuity of care across the care continuum
• Provide consultation to both nurses and providers to maintain and improve access to infusion services
• Write, modify and addend orders in accord with current guidelines
• Maintain and practice in accord with practitioner guidelines per state and hospital regulations
• Monitor patient outcomes in accordance with defined standards of patient care
• Facilitate patient movement through the system and efficient use of resources through interdepartmental collaboration
• Provide direct care, counseling, and teaching to a select patient population
• Order, interpret, and evaluate appropriate lab and diagnostic tests to assess patients’ clinical problems and health care needs
• Record pertinent patient care findings in the medical record

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
• Current APRN license to practice in Massachusetts
• Valid prescriptive authority from MA DPH and Federal DEA
• Demonstrated experience as a responding clinician/APRN to acute adverse reactions
• At least three years clinical Nurse Practitioner experience in medical infusion and oncology infusion
• Experience providing clinical infusion education to clinicians and support staff
• Expert Clinical judgement skills

Qualifications

• Master's, DNP or PhD Degree in Nursing; Master’s or post Masters’ degree in adult or family NP program
• At least three years clinical Nurse Practitioner experience in medical infusion and oncology infusion

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

Certifications