About this Capacity Center Access Nurse, Per Diem role at Mass General Brigham
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Job Summary
Per DiemEvenings and Nights available
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 efficiently and effectively match patients with the right site of care. 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.
What You'll Do
-Closely coordinates with hospital bed management teams in the MGB Capacity Center to support 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 admissions via email to attending physicians; expect a note to be placed for house staff, and collaborate with the referring physician to 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
- Associate's Degree Nursing required
- Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred
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, and learning-oriented atmosphere.
- Proactively seeks out feedback and communicates development goals.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Working Model and Shifts
Per Diem shifts will Vary. Onsite with Access Center Team
Shifts: 10a-1030p / 11a-1130p / 3p-1130p or 7p-730a
Mostly evenings and nights available.
Per diem teammate will cover team and manager gaps
Per Diem PTAC commitment is usually 4-6 shifts per time cycle to maintain competency.
Remote Type
Work Location
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Employee Type
Work Shift
Pay Range
$33.82 - $65.55/Hourly
Grade
6NTEMP
EEO Statement:
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.
