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STAFF NURSE- ALLERGY CLINIC/ 32 Hours- Part Time- Rotating Variable/ BWH- CHESTNUT HILL
Excellent Care to Patients and Families • The Best Staff • In the Safest Environment

GENERAL SUMMARY/OVERVIEW STATEMENT

The RN is a professional nurse registered in Massachusetts who is responsible and accountable for a specified group of patients in Allergy and Clinical Immunology at 850 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill and other off-site locations, including but not limited to Brigham Medical Specialties at the Brigham Main Campus, Foxboro Medical Specialties, Faulkner Medical Specialties, and Hale Rheumatology.
Demonstrates initiative, knowledge and clinical skills in caring of patients with complex needs. Demonstrates the ability to effectively manage patients by assuming full responsibility for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. The RN is directly responsible to the Nurse Director and Practice Manager.
The RN is responsible for administration of allergen immunotherapy/ desensitization, allergy testing, oral challenge techniques, mixing and dilution of allergen extracts, patient education of allergen environmental control measures and the use of metered dose inhalers, breath activated inhalers, spacers, etc., performing pre and post bronchodilator spirometry.
RN is responsible for telephone call triage and contacting patients for changes in management.
This position is also responsible for maintaining the department’s perpetual inventory of samples and dispensing such samples per the direction of the physicians.
Typical Schedule and Locations:
* Four 8 hour days. Clinical Hours of Operations Monday - Friday, generally 7:30 - 5:00
* Will work at Allergy clinics at various off site locations.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, an affiliate of Mass General Brigham, is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve. At Mass General Brigham, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity: race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing with current registration in Massachusetts.
• For newly licensed nurses, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing is required.

Experience:

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• Current e xperience in an ambulatory outpatient office visit setting required.

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• Current pediatric experience required.

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• Current experience in Allergy required.

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• Current Procedural experience required.

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• Current Knowledge and experience with telephone triage required.

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• Current e xperience with the following skills preferred:

• Knowledge and experience in administration of allergen immunotherapy/desensitization.
• Knowledge and experience in methods of allergy testing (patch/puncture, Scratch, intradermal).
• Knowledge and experience in oral challenge technique. Oral challenges include foods, as well as medications.
• Knowledge and experience in preparation and mixing of allergen extracts.
• Knowledge and experience in dilution of allergen extracts.
• Knowledge and experience in patient education regarding allergen environmental control measures and use of metered dose inhalers, spacers, etc.
• Knowledge and experience in the performance of pre and post bronchodilator spirometry.
• Knowledge and experience with chemotherapeutic skin tests including by not limited to carboplatin, cisplatin, cytoxan, taxol, oxaliplatin and avastin.
• Knowledge and experience with mixing venoms and skin testing to venoms.
• Knowledge and experience with penicillin skin tests.
• Knowledge and experience with aspirin desensitizations.
• Knowledge and experience with McKesson medication ordering.
• Knowledge and experience with entering charges for Allergy testing.