Registered Nurse (RN)- Emergency - 11AM-11PM

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Beverly, MA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you will assume responsibility to lead our team in providing quality patient care. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care from admission to discharge and you will be responsible to direct, assign and supervise ancillary staff team members in providing the appropriate level of care in the most efficient manner. You will also act as a role model to staff members. As a Registered Nurse (RN) for our team, you will be responsible for the following: Complete assessments, administer medications/treatments, observes patient’s progress and evaluates therapies for clinical outcomes and effectiveness Collaborate with physicians and other medical professionals to develop an optimal health care strategy plan for each patient Support and educate patients and their loves ones to achieve maximum outcomes Positive work environment Evidence- based practice Comprehensive team approach

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Current Massachusetts RN licensure
BCLS required
Certified Diabetes Educator

Nice To Haves

Previous Diabetes Care experience preferred
Bachelor of Science Degree Preferred

Responsibilities

Collects health data and determines nursing diagnoses.
Performs complete and thorough assessments of the patient's physical, functional, spiritual, cultural, psychosocial, nutritional and pain status.
Identification of needs of the patient/ family.
Conducts reassessments according to current nursing standards.
Consistently assesses patient/family discharge planning and educational needs.
Develops a plan of care that identifies expected outcomes individualized to the patient and prescribes interventions to attain outcomes.
Development of an individualized and flexible plan of care for each patient utilizing appropriate nursing standards, incorporating the patient and family in the development of the plan.
Consults and collaborates with other disciplines to meet identified patient/family needs.
Develops and implements patient/family teaching plan.
Identifies individualized goals for each patient based on current knowledge and skills.
Implements the interventions to attain expected outcomes.
Implements the plan of care following the actions specified.
Documents progress towards goals established in the plan of care utilizing the appropriate forms and or tools.
Administers medications safely and in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
Demonstrates knowledge of dosage ranges, therapeutic indications and side effects for medications administered to the patient.
Applies clinical judgment in the appropriate administration of "PRN" medications.
Utilizes the pain scale as part of the pre and post pain assessment with each dosage administered.
Adheres to Patient Care Services and Areas of Practice policies, procedures, standards of care and code of ethics.
Evaluates the patient's progress toward attainment of outcomes.
Evaluates the plan of care, reviewing and revising as needed, anticipating and intervening in potential problems/complications before they occur.
Evaluates the patient/family teaching plan, reviewing and revising as needed.
Communicates with other disciplines, as appropriate in regards to evaluating the effectiveness of the plan of care.
Revises plan of care as appropriate.