Sobre este puesto de Registered Nurse (RN), Cardiology, 27.5hr - Days en 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.
Under the general supervision of the Nurse Manager, provides direct patient care in accordance with Winchester Hospital's policies and procedures and the scope of practice for Registered Nurses in Massachusetts. Completes assessments, performs treatments, administers appropriate drug therapies, observes patient’s progress, records responses/reactions to interventions, and evaluates therapies for clinical outcomes and effectiveness. Works collaboratively with the patient, the patient’s family/significant others, and all members of the health care team to achieve the expected outcomes.Job Description:
QUALIFICATIONS
● Graduate of a state-approved and/or accredited RN program required.
● BSN requirement strongly encouraged.
● Work experience in unit specific specialty preferred.
● Basic computer knowledge.
● Excellent communication and customer service skills required.
LICENSE, CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Massachusetts Registered Nurse License.
LIFE SUPPORT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED:
- Basic Life Support certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
JOB FUNCTIONS
As part of the Patient Care Services team, this position:
- Exemplifies Winchester Hospital’s values and WE CARE behaviors. Commits to making every encounter with our patients, patients’ family, co-workers, physicians and other customers the best that it can be.
- •Complies with all Winchester Hospital policies and the Code of Business Conduct. As required, maintains current license, life support certification, and tuberculosis testing. Takes responsibility for own safety as well as the safety of patients, patients’ family, co-workers, physicians, and other customers.
- •Utilizes the nursing process to provide patient care:
a. Assesses the patient using methods such as observation, interview, and review of clinical data.
b. Develops individualized plan of care including discharge plan based on assessment and in conjunction with physician orders to achieve desired outcomes. Evaluates and changes care plan as appropriate.
c. Implements plan of care.
d. Directs licensed and unlicensed personnel to implement plan of care.
e. Utilizes the results of evidence-based research to improve clinical outcomes.
- Administers medications and performs treatments as ordered.
- Provides patient/family education to affect desired clinical outcomes.
- Observes and/or makes periodic rounds on assigned patients independently, with physicians, and other members of the health care team.
- Reports pertinent patient assessment data, plan of care and response to all appropriate members of the health care team.
- Documents nursing process and other pertinent patient/family information completely and accurately.
- Participates in interdisciplinary patient care conferences. Communicates with other healthcare team members to resolve operational problems, patient satisfaction and clinical initiative.
- Completes competency for preceptor and/or charge nurse role at the discretion of nurse manager.
- Completes competencies for unit specific responsibilities.
- Takes on-call as needed.
- Participates in the following:
a. Mandatory training requirements as per unit/hospital policies
b. Continuing education/in services to enhance knowledge
c. Staff meetings
d. Performance improvement initiatives
e. Orientation of new staff, students and/or volunteers
f. Participation in community activities is encouraged
POPULATION SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
- Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric populations.
OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- On-Call: Based on department needs.
- Schedule requirements: Based on department needs
- Travel requirements: Based on department needs.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:
- Reports in most cases to the Director/ACNO, Nurse Manager, Nurse Coordinator or Supervisor.
- Not responsible for supervising the work of others.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS/CONDITIONS
- The employee needs to have the physical and mental abilities to perform the duties of this position using the WE CARE behaviors.
- It is anticipated that the employee will have contact with blood, bodily fluids or other potentially infectious materials while performing their job duties.
- It is anticipated that employee will have contact with potentially hazardous chemicals while performing their job duties.
The list below is intended to describe the physical and sensory ability requirements of the position: however, those requirements may vary, sometimes considerably, based on meeting patient and operational needs.
In addition, the employee will need to have the ability to complete the following tasks:
1. Ability to stand for long periods of time.
2. Ability to reach and grasp objects, lift and push heavy objects, and position and transfer patients.
3. Ability to hear and communicate orally and in writing.
4. Ability to proofread and check documents for accuracy.
5. Ability to enter words and data into a computer.
6. Ability to distinguish color.
Pay Range:
$36.00 - $90.14The 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.
