Registered Nurse - Hospital at Home (Full-time)

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Reporting Directly to the Hospital at Home Director of Nursing, The Hospital at Home Staff RN is responsible for providing high-quality patient care to various patient populations within the framework of the BILH Hospital at Home program. The program provides inpatient-level care for patients in the comfort of their home. The Hospital at Home Staff RN is a Field Based Nurse with some virtual nursing in a centralized command center located in Charlestown. This is a fully on site position. Field assignments can be within a 25 mile radius of any BILH hospital.

Job Description:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Utilizing monitoring, assessment, planning, intervention and critical thinking skills to care for acute care patient populations in the home
• Navigating patients and families across the continuum of care
• Monitoring and responding to biometric data per Hospital at Home Command Center protocols
• Conducting audio/visual patient care visits as directed by the care team and/or protocol
• Ensuring all interventions in the patient’s care plan are implemented efficiently with a patient centered approach
• Leveraging the resources and expertise of supplier partners to implement collaborative workflows, standards, policies, protocols, guidelines and documentation systems to support safe, reliable, high-quality, evidence-based care with clinical protocols as the foundation
• Adhering to the clinical protocols and be willing to obtain the necessary training to provide care within the context of the providing evidence-based care
• Promoting professional practice and a culture of safety; willingness to engage in process improvement efforts

Clinical Roles and Responsibilities:

• Providing protocol driven assessment, care coordination and interventions as appropriate informed by Hospital at Home protocols for diverse patient populations with a focus on oncology, medicine and post- operative care
• Exhibiting sound clinical decision making and critical thinking skills
• Maintain and practice in accordance with nursing guidelines per state and hospital regulations
• Facilitating admissions to l Hospital at Home utilizing Hospital at Home guidelines
• Serving as a role model for professional nursing practice
• Utilizing nursing knowledge to identify, prevent and/or solve complex acute and/or recurring patient care problems
• Sharing expertise with the multidisciplinary team and serve as a resource to staff in area(s) of expertise
• Supporting research efforts to advance knowledge and promote evidence-based practice
• Preforming other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Senior Director of Nursing

Quality and Safety Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with reporting requirements for Sentinel Events and Serious Incidents
• Participate in quality and safety investigations and root cause analyses
• Take appropriate action to ensure patient safety as a result of any investigation; and
• Serve as a resource in quality improvement processes and technique

Organizational Requirements:

• Maintains strict adherence to the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Confidentiality Policy.
• Incorporates Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Guiding Principles, Mission Statement and Goals into daily activities.
• Complies with all Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Policies. Complies with behavioral expectations of the department and Lahey.
• Maintains courteous and effective interactions with colleagues and patients. 
• Demonstrates an understanding of the job description, performance expectations, and competency assessment. 
• Demonstrates a commitment toward meeting and exceeding the needs of our customers and consistently adheres to Customer Service standards. 
• Participates in departmental and/or interdepartmental quality improvement activities. 
• Participates in and successfully completes Mandatory Education. 
• Performs all other duties as needed or directed to meet the needs of the department.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:  
Nursing Diploma or ASN, BSN preferred

Licensure, Certification, Registration: 

• A current Massachusetts RN license
• BLS certification

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

• Clinical knowledge
• Able to promote patient safety and a positive patient experience
• Flexible and comfortable with a changing and dynamic work environment and schedule across all shifts and days
• Team player who also works well in