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Site: Mass General Brigham Incorporated Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. Job Summary The Access RN will lead critical system-wide coordination efforts by adopting a system mindset and leveraging their clinical expertise, situational awareness, and knowledge of MGB hospital capabilities to match patients with the right site of care efficiently and effectively. This centralized role aims to ensure timely access to care, reduce transfer delays, balance patient flow, activate standardized transfer pathways, and foster close collaboration with the multidisciplinary MGB PTAC team and site-based clinical and operational leaders. Does this position require Patient Care? Yes Essential Functions -Facilitates and coordinates closely with hospital bed management teams in the MGB Capacity Center to facilitate patient movement and placement across the system. -Elicits patient information from the referring MD and the outside facility nurse to allow appropriate patient triage and placement. Follows admission using the Transfer matrix and alternative pathways based on bed availability in collaboration with patient access services to appropriate beds based on bed availability and triage information. Collaborates with off-shift nurse administrators regarding ED, procedures, and inpatient arrivals. -Monitors the notification process for inpatient responding clinicians, appropriate documents including data collection, IPASS expect notes, transfer modules, emails, code activations, and reporting to senior leadership. Access nurses notify the team and inpatient service of admission via email to attending physicians; expect a note to be placed for house staff, and collaboration with the referring physician callback for specific information. -Serves as a department representative and consults with appropriate administrators, patient care unit leadership, procedural unit leadership, and access services during the extreme census—updates physicians and transferring facilities on bed availability. Attend daily huddles and represent the PTAC. -Responsible for making critical decisions on directing patients to the appropriate care pathway across various diagnoses, clinical scenarios, and operationally challenging situations. -Identifies patients who are safe and appropriate for standardized transfer pathways that avoid the ED and/or reduce the load on inpatient bed capacity at MGB hospitals. Coordinate these transfers with hospital-based and other MGB asset-based physicians, nurses, and capacity leaders. Qualifications Education Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required Licenses and Credentials: Registered Nurse [RN - State License] required Experience 3+ years of adult critical care and/or emergency department experience required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Must work well independently, have sound decision-making skills, and have flexibility to assist in times of emergency or increased need. Responsible for contributing to a calm, organized, appreciative, learning-oriented atmosphere. Proactively seeks out feedback and communicates development goals. Additional Job Details (if applicable) Remote Type Onsite Work Location 399 Revolution Drive Scheduled Weekly Hours 32 Employee Type Regular Work Shift Night (United States of America) Pay Range $70,345.60 - $136,333.60/Annual Grade 6NTEMP At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth. We invite you to apply, and our Talent Acquisition team will provide an overview of your potential compensation and benefits package. EEO Statement: 0100 Mass General Brigham Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642. Mass General Brigham Competency Framework At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline. Combat disease. Hold a hand. Help people. Impact the world. Mass General Brigham is a passionate, welcoming community where minds meet caring hearts. Come be a part of the world’s most powerful force in medicine, where every role is important in changing lives. Are you ready? Our history includes New England hospitals founded over 200 years ago, some of the first and most prestigious hospitals in the world. Built on the legacy of two leading academic medical centers, we’re more than a system—we’re leaders in the practice of medicine. Mass General Brigham is committed to serving the community. We are dedicated to enhancing patient care, teaching and research, and taking a leadership role as an integrated health care system. We recognize that increasing value and continuously improving quality are essential to maintaining excellence.
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