Flex RN - Telemetry

Mass General Brigham•Northampton, MA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

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 Flex 7:00pm-7:30am; schedule includes rotating weekends and holidays Flex nurses will generally work 24 hours per week. However, based upon the Hospital's patient care requirements as determined at the discretion of the flex nurse's manager or designee, a flex nurse may be required to flex their hours either up 12 hours or down 12 hours within a week. Call is required for this position. Flex time nurses in a 24 hour position will receive health and dental benefits consistent with how regularly scheduled 30 hour nurses receive those benefits. Flex nurses will be paid each week based on how many hours worked and/or benefit time usage - although they are eligible to receive health and dental insurance benefits consistent with a 30-hour RN. The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The Registered Nurse directs and coordinates all nursing care for patients based on established clinical nursing practice standards and collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes. The Telemetry Nurse provides care to patients with critical or life threatening illness. The Telemetry Nurse monitors and interprets rhythms, monitors patient’s hemodynamic statuses, administers prescribed cardiac medications and Telemetry approved drips. The Telemetry Nurse is expected to recognize and assist patients in shock or those with other, life threatening, complications. The Telemetry assists with emergency and elective cardio versions as well as the insertion of temporary pacemakers. This position is part of the Massachusetts Nurses Association Bargaining Unit at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. This position reports to the Nurse Manager/Director and operates within established organizational and departmental policies and procedures.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing required
Licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Registered Nurse (RN) required
BLS certification required
ACLS certification required within 6 months of employment or transfer into position
Demonstrated excellent technical, interpersonal, organizational, oral, and written communication skills required.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
Critical care or Telemetry experience preferred

Responsibilities

Delivering patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Directing and coordinating all nursing care for patients based on established clinical nursing practice standards.
Collaborating with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.
Providing care to patients with critical or life threatening illness.
Monitoring and interpreting rhythms.
Monitoring patient’s hemodynamic statuses.
Administering prescribed cardiac medications and Telemetry approved drips.
Recognizing and assisting patients in shock or those with other, life threatening, complications.
Assisting with emergency and elective cardio versions.
Assisting with the insertion of temporary pacemakers.