Registered Nurse RN Pratt 5 Cardiac PT Evenings

South Shore Health•Weymouth, MA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides individualized, outcome-oriented nursing care using the nursing process. The role coordinates and completes assessment, care planning, and care delivery in accordance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures. The nurse administers and documents medications, develops and updates patient care plans, documents assessments and outcomes, and supports patient- and family-centered care throughout hospitalization and discharge or transfer. The RN promotes a culture of safety, follows infection-prevention and regulatory requirements, and responds appropriately to hospital codes and emergencies. The position requires ongoing professional development, effective collaboration with colleagues and patients’ families, appropriate use of technology, and compliance with legal, ethical, privacy, and security standards. This is a part-time evening position at South Shore Hospital’s Cardiac Pratt 5 department in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The schedule is 16 hours per week, 7–11 p.m., four shifts per week, including every third weekend.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) license; the listed license requirement specifies registration with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing is preferred; education is listed as minimum education preferred.
Previous acute-care RN experience is preferred.
Depending on the department, one or more certifications may be required, including BLS, ACLS, Emergency Response Training, NRP, PALS, TNCC, or TCAR.
Comply with applicable legal, regulatory, ethical, privacy, security, and hospital policy requirements.

Nice To Haves

Previous acute-care RN experience.
Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.

Responsibilities

Administer, transcribe, reconcile, and document medications according to hospital policy, including proper narcotic counts, waste, and discrepancy resolution.
Develop, discuss, communicate, evaluate, and update individualized patient care plans and document outcomes.
Complete admission assessments within eight hours and identify patient and family teaching needs at admission and throughout hospitalization.
Continue to assess and reassess patients, identify care needs, and document care according to nursing policies, unit standards, disease processes, and nurse-sensitive indicators.
Assess and document patients’ comfort and pain, and their responses to pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
Advocate for patients and families, raise ethical concerns with the clinical team, and seek appropriate resources to support ethical decisions.
Communicate the plan of the day through the whiteboard and update it each shift.
Facilitate discharge or transfer with a goal of 12:00 p.m. and communicate barriers through the chain of command.
Promote safety by verifying patient identity and procedure details, following hand hygiene and universal precautions, using personal protective equipment, and properly disposing of hazardous materials.
Maintain a compliant care environment and understand individual responsibilities during hospital codes and emergency preparedness events.
Maintain professional development through evidence-based practice, research, performance improvement, and at least five contact hours per year in the area of practice.
Direct licensed and non-licensed personnel as assigned, respond appropriately to feedback, collaborate professionally, and use critical thinking and the chain of command to address problems.
Use required technology and software, review relevant email and learning resources, and understand how to operate during downtime.
Follow legal, regulatory, ethical, privacy, security, and hospital policy requirements; report potential compliance issues to appropriate leadership.
Respect patient and family values, preferences, and needs, and collaborate with them in planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
Apply age and cultural awareness and use resources such as interpreter services to provide appropriate care to diverse populations.