Registered Nurse Observation Unit

Baystate Health • Springfield, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Baystate Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Observation Unit at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. The unit cares for outpatient and observation patients admitted from the Emergency Department for stays of 24 hours or less. Patient diagnoses include chest pain, asthma, syncope, anemia, back pain, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and heart failure, among others.

The Registered Nurse provides care in accordance with physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, spiritual, safety, and age-appropriate patient needs. The nurse takes responsibility for the patient's plan of care and is accountable for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role involves direct patient care and collaboration with other healthcare team members, as well as maintaining current nursing knowledge and technical skills and meeting regulatory and accrediting standards.

This is a full-time night-shift position working 36 hours. The schedule includes every other weekend and rotating holidays.

Requirements

• Pass the Board of Registration in Nursing Examination and hold a current Registered Nurse license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR certification.
• At least 1 year of RN experience.
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required; a nursing diploma is also listed as required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide care that meets expected standards and considers patients' physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, spiritual, safety, and age-appropriate needs.
• Assume responsibility for the patient's plan of care and make accountable decisions related to assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care and collaborate with other healthcare team members.
• Maintain current knowledge and technical skills for nursing procedures as defined by the nursing specialty organization.
• Comply with regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including local Health New England plans, depending on eligibility.
• Tuition assistance, continuing education units (CEUs), and professional development opportunities.
• Clinical advancement, leadership development, and internal career opportunities.
• Career options across Baystate Health hospitals, practices, and services throughout western Massachusetts.
• Retirement savings and employer match.
• Generous paid time off for eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree