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Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Major Responsibilities:

1. Provides diagnostic and assessment services.  Secures a health history from patient and/or family, records findings, and evaluates them.  Performs a complete in-depth physical examination.  Orders/performs pertinent diagnostic tests based on age and history.

2. Analyzes data collected to determine health status and identify differential diagnoses based on history, physical exam, and clinical findings.

3. Partners with physicians regarding proposed plan of care.  Formulates this plan of care with the patient.

4. Manages therapeutic regime as outlined by established protocols for patients with acute illnesses.  (Protocols are guidelines concerning patient care that are established between the physician and nurse practitioner.  The guidelines outline subjective and objective findings, treatment plan and follow-up).  Reassesses and modifies plan as necessary to achieve medical and health goals.  Confers with physician for clinical direction as outlined by protocols.

5. Documents patient care outcomes to determine effectiveness of plan of care.  Communicates outcomes with physician.

6. Signed delineation of privileges at hire between NP and collaborating physician.  Must renew delineation of privileges each credentialing cycle including:

• scope of departmental practice

• treatment of emergencies

• physician consultation

• writing orders/prescription

7. Prescribes medications from Schedules II-VI.  The form of prescription may be written or verbal via telephone order.  Written prescriptions may be initiated by the nurse practitioner after obtaining proper registration numbers from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Drug Enforcement Agency.

8. Provides patient education.  Acts as coordinator for admitting and discharging assigned patients.  Works collaboratively with other health agencies and families of patients in the transition from admission to discharge.  Confers with other health care providers including consultations and referrals to prepare a comprehensive patient care plan.

9. Within established protocols, under the supervision of the physician, nurse practitioners will assist with procedures in the operating room and with endoscopic procedures.

10. Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meeting and workshops.

11. Participates in department driven practices including on call scheduling, rotating weekends, etc.

Ambulatory Care Nurse Practitioners:

• Completion of accredited program pertinent to the departmental needs (OB/GYN, Pediatrics, etc.) and has passed the appropriate certification exam.

• Partners with collaborating physician or designee as necessary with complexity of problems or plan of care

• Formulates plan of care with patient and multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary healthcare team

• Maintains department specific competencies that are degree specific, age specific to the discipline and license specific per certifying authority. 

• Participates in department driven practices including on call scheduling, rotating weekends, etc.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:
1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
6. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
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