MH Staff RN I

Brown Medicine•Taunton, MA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The MH Staff RN I coordinates total nursing care for patients, participates in patient and family teaching, and provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient team personnel to maintain standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, which guide everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another. Employees are also expected to demonstrate core Success Factors including Instill Trust and Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus, and Collaborate. Brown University Health is Rhode Island's largest health system and private employer, a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI, formed in 1994. It comprises three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's, The Miriam Hospital, and Bradley Hospital), community hospitals (Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital, and Morton Hospital), Gateway Healthcare, and Brown Health Medical Group. The organization is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and harassment, valuing diversity and actively committed to a diverse workforce. They are invested in creating a respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment that supports the holistic well-being of employees and their families.

Requirements

Minimum of one year of RN experience.
Is responsible for ongoing development of his/her work skills through the use of available resources (i.e.: in services, formal educational programs, other work groups and on-the-job training).
Attends and participates in staff meetings and in services and/or reviews documentation as required.
Assists in the orientation of others and actively participates in mentoring.
Performs analytical and decision-making functions with minimal supervision.
Recognizes and seeks assistance/consultation when appropriate.
Demonstrates an understanding of relative Hospital and all-departmental policies and procedures including safety issues.
Possesses awareness of programs/services provided by Hospital and where they are located.
Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.
MA RN License.
BLS and/or ACLS Certification.
Additional certification required where applicable: ICU, FLOAT, S1 and M2-ACLS Emergency Department-PALS and ACLS PACU-ACLS, PALS Interventional-PALS and ACLS.

Nice To Haves

Meditech experience preferred.
BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

Documents initial and ongoing patient assessment in a complete, concise, and timely manner according to policy and procedure of MHMC.
Develops and modifies and effective, comprehensive, and individualized plan of care including discharge planning for assigned patients, utilizing standards of care developed by MHMC.
Applies knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served, i.e.: infant pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.
Initiates and coordinates patient teaching according to identified needs.
Integrates, delegates, and coordinates patient care using interdisciplinary approach.
Delegates responsibilities for care, when applicable, and makes assignments according to skills of caregiver.
Evaluates patient responses to interventions according to established policy and procedure of MHMC.
Demonstrates an ability to plan and supervise other patient caregivers in providing patient care on unit while functioning as a professional role model.
Demonstrates the ability to exercise independent judgment in times of need and emergency situations and evaluates the results of actions taken.
Administers medication and perform treatments, utilizing principles of aseptic technique to assigned patient according to the established policy and procedure of MHMC.