Registered Nurse Emergency Department 11p-7:30a 24 hrs/wk

South Shore Health•Weymouth, MA

4d•$40 - $84•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department manages individualized, outcome-oriented nursing care using the nursing process. The RN provides care, treatment, and services by coordinating assessment, care planning, and care delivery in accordance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures. This is a part-time position scheduled for 24 hours per week, 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., at South Shore Health’s Weymouth facility. The compensation range is $39.50–$84.02. The RN administers medications in accordance with policy; develops, communicates, documents, and updates individualized plans of care; assesses and reassesses patient needs; and supports patients and families through the care process. The role includes patient safety and quality practices, professional development, use of required technology, compliance with applicable standards, and culturally sensitive, patient- and family-centered care.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) license; Massachusetts RN registration is listed among license requirements.
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing is preferred.
Previous acute-care RN experience is preferred.
Depending on the department, certifications may be required, including BLS, ACLS, Emergency Response Training, NRP, PALS, TNCC, or TCAR.
Obtain at least five contact hours per year in the area of practice.
Practice within the legal boundaries of the Massachusetts Nurse Practice Act.
Comply with applicable legal, regulatory, ethical, privacy, security, and hospital requirements.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Administer, transcribe, and document medications according to SSH policies; complete medication reconciliation; and follow procedures for narcotic administration, documentation, counts, waste, and discrepancies.
Develop, discuss, communicate, evaluate, and update prioritized problem lists and individualized plans of care, documenting outcomes.
Initiate admission assessments within eight hours of admission and identify and document patient and family teaching needs.
Continue assessments and reassessments to identify care needs within nursing practice.
Document patient care according to nursing policy, unit standards, disease processes, and nurse-sensitive indicators.
Assess and document patient comfort and responses to pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions using appropriate pain scales.
Advocate for patients and families, seek assistance when they cannot represent themselves, and raise ethical concerns with the clinical team.
Communicate the daily plan using the whiteboard and update it each shift; facilitate discharge or transfer and communicate barriers through the chain of command.
Verify patient identity with two identifiers and follow required procedural checks, including time-outs and confirmation of procedure, site, equipment, and consent.
Follow hand hygiene, universal precautions, personal protective equipment, hazardous-material disposal, and environmental safety requirements; understand emergency and hospital-code responsibilities.
Pursue professional development and evidence-based practice; direct licensed and non-licensed personnel as assigned; respond to feedback; maintain professional working relationships; and use critical thinking and the chain of command appropriately.
Use Lotus Notes and department-required software, and understand downtime procedures.
Follow legal, regulatory, ethical, privacy, security, and other applicable policies; report potential compliance issues and complete mandatory education.
Respect patient and family preferences and values, include them in care planning and evaluation as appropriate, and welcome family participation according to patient preferences.
Apply age and cultural awareness, respond sensitively to diverse populations, and use resources such as interpreter services when needed.