About this Registered Nurse, Danvers CSS - Per Diem role at Beth Israel Lahey Health
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
The Nurse provides high quality care, adhering to medical standards. The nurse promotes a safe and therapeutic environment by treating patients in a compassionate and professional manner. Training will be provided!Job Description:
- Schedule: Per Diem
Responsibilities:
- Provides individualized nursing care to patients based on best practices.
- Assesses patients for withdrawal symptoms using standardized withdrawal assessment tools.
- Monitors vital signs
- Administers medication based on established protocols to treat symptoms of withdrawal.
- Responsible for administering patients’ approved personal medication.
- Participates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and modification of treatment plans.
- Provides group and individual education to patients on use, purpose, side effects, and other information relating to medications as needed.
- Obtain and transcribe orders for patient personal medications.
- Respond professionally and appropriately in crisis situations.
- Documents pertinent information concisely, accurately, and completely, according to the established alcohol/drug protocols as well as any psychiatric/medical conditions.
- Assists in the admitting, transferring and discharging process, ensuring patient safety is addressed.
- Ability to provide compassionate support and counsel to those with substance use disorder.
Qualifications:
- Valid and current Massachusetts Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Current certification in CPR.
- Must demonstrate ability to relate to a substance use treatment population in a sensitive manner, an interest and willingness to work in a multicultural setting and must share a commitment to customer service.
Pay Range:
$38.76 - $52.17The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.
