Registered Nurse, Med Surg unit, Days, 24 hours, Baylor Program

UMass Memorial Health•Marlborough, MA

6d•$39 - $78

About The Position

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day. Under the direction of the Nurse Director, functions as a professional by utilizing the nursing process in caring for patients from admission to discharge. Is responsible for incorporating general, age-specific and unit specific competencies into the care provided and is responsible for adherence to Marlborough Hospital standards and standards in accordance with the licensure of Registered Nurses by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and American Nursing Association

Requirements

BLS certification required.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Prioritization and organizational abilities
Ability to work flexible and rotating shifts

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
Computer skills preferred

Responsibilities

Maintains the standards of nursing care and implements the policies and procedures of the Hospital and Patient Care Services division.
Utilizes the nursing process and all applicable hospital standards, policies and procedures to deliver and manage patient care.
Assesses the patient’s condition and nursing needs; sets goals; prescribes appropriate nursing actions to meet those goals and the physical, psychological, social and rehabilitative needs of the patient including discharge planning.
Reports pertinent observations and reactions regarding patients to the appropriate person (i.e. physician, resource nurse, Director) and records those observations accurately and concisely.
Assigns nursing care to other patient care team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the personnel’s capabilities and qualifications, and assigns other duties as needed.
Administers medications and performs treatments to assigned patients.
Develops and implements patient/family education plans based on mutually agreed upon goals.
Assesses each patients/family’s learning needs
Adapts teaching strategies and materials to the patient/family’s readiness to learn and barriers to learning.
Documents responses to patient education efforts.
Participates in departmental and/or hospital committees and task forces as requested.
Directs and evaluates care given by other levels of nursing staff, using established criteria, policies and procedures.
Able to set priorities for care and recognizes and responds appropriately to situations needing immediate assessment and intervention.