Registered Nurse- Cardiac Telemetry 2A (32 Hours, Days, 7a-7:30p and 7a-3:30p))

BMC Software•Brockton, MA

1d•$39 - $81

About The Position

Boston Medical Center South is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Med/Surg–Cardiac Telemetry department. The organization is committed to delivering exceptional, personalized health care with dignity, compassion, and respect, and to providing care responsive to the preferences, needs, and values of patients and families. This is a 32-hour day-schedule position with listed shifts of 7 a.m.–7:30 p.m. and 7 a.m.–3:30 p.m. The Registered Nurse provides individualized care for patients ranging from infants to older adults, including patients with needs related to hearing or sight impairments, substance abuse, language barriers, or potential abuse. The nurse incorporates patient rights and the organization’s mission, vision, and values into practice, and is ultimately responsible for the quality and outcomes of nursing care provided to individuals and groups. Responsibilities include health maintenance, teaching, counseling, collaborative planning, and supporting restoration of optimal functioning and comfort, or dignified end-of-life care. Within their experience and education, the nurse may delegate nursing acuities to other registered nurses or health care personnel while retaining ultimate responsibility for patient outcomes.

Requirements

Nursing diploma, Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN), or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); BSN is preferred.
Ability to obtain a BSN within four years is required.
Current Massachusetts RN license and BLS certification are required.
Excellent assessment, clinical, organizational, and computer skills, and charge capabilities.
Ability to lift, transfer, and move patients.
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English.
Ability to complete mathematical computations required for treatment protocols.

Nice To Haves

One to two years of acute Med/Surg experience in a hospital setting is strongly preferred.
BSN is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide individualized nursing care to patients from infancy through old age and address needs related to impairments, substance abuse, language barriers, or potential abuse.
Incorporate patient rights and the organization’s mission, vision, and values into nursing practice.
Take ultimate responsibility for the quality and outcomes of nursing care provided to individuals and groups.
Provide health maintenance, teaching, counseling, collaborative planning, and care supporting optimal functioning and comfort or dignified death.
Delegate nursing acuities to other registered nurses or health care personnel within the nurse’s experience and education, while retaining responsibility for patient outcomes.