Evenings, 7:00am - 7:00pm

Athol Hospital•Athol, MA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Heywood Healthcare values its employees and offers competitive wages, great benefits, and generous earned time off. This Per Diem position is for the 2nd FL Med/Surg unit, working Days/Evenings from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. The role involves providing leadership and support to the nursing staff, ensuring patient safety and quality care, and managing hospital operations during non-standard hours.

Requirements

Graduate of accredited school of Nursing.
Associates degree in Nursing required.
Minimum of three years acute care experience required.
Charge nurse experience required.
Current MA RN licensure
Current AHA ACLS required

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree preferred
Critical care or Emergency care experience preferred.
Supervisor experience preferred

Responsibilities

Conducts interactions with everyone in a friendly, courteous and respectful manner.
Goes out of his/her way to offer assistance to others. If he/she cannot offer assistance, then finds someone who can.
Advocates to ensure privacy and confidentiality while helping others to maintain awareness.
Maintains a clean and safe hospital.
Responds appropriately and immediately in emergency situations.
Maintains a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and/or staff to provide the highest level of physical comfort, and minimize risk and injury.
Ensures compliance with regulations to maintain accreditation and licensure.
Complies with the Hospital Attendance and Tardiness Policy.
Completed all Hospital and Department Specific Mandatory requirements in the prior calendar year.
Reports Incidents in a timely and effective manner.
All employees with direct patient contact are responsible for actively engaging in the practice of, monitoring and enforcing compliance to hand hygiene.
Responds immediately to critical events.
Provides leadership and follow – up during critical events such as code blue, code red and code 100.
Provides appropriate follow – up (i.e. staff education, documentation, family / staff support, etc.)
Adjusts staffing levels to ensure the highest level of patient care.
Evaluates staffing needs continuously and adjusts as necessary to meet the needs of the patient for the current and next shifts.
Functions as a clinical and administrative resource for the nursing staff.
Provides clinical consultation, advice and education.
Assists staff with problems.
Completes all employee performance evaluations by evaluation due dates.
Assists staff with conflict resolution (i.e. staff / physician, patient / physician, staff / staff).
Mediates conflict.
Reports and communicates situation appropriately.
Advocates for patients, families, and staff.
Intervenes on patient / staff behalf.
Supports patients’ rights.
Supports other departments to meet patient needs.
Maintains operations of other departments during non-operating hours.
Functions as an administrative resource for other departments during non-operative hours.