Registered Nurse, Watkins 1

Heywood Hospital•Gardner, MA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides competent, caring nursing services while upholding the mission, vision, and values of Heywood Hospital. The telemetry RN interprets cardiac rhythm strips and responds appropriately to findings, including titrating IV drips as appropriate to the needs of Watkins 1/telemetry patients. The role includes patient assessment, interpretation of physiological findings, development of nursing plans of care, patient and family education, and communication with physicians and other members of the healthcare team. The RN delivers care according to established standards, protocols, and policies; administers medications and intravenous therapy safely; documents care and patient responses; and helps coordinate patient care and discharge planning. The position also involves monitoring cardiac status and diagnostic results, responding to urgent and life-threatening situations, participating in multidisciplinary rounds, and providing ongoing assessment and education to surgical patients and their families. The schedule is 32 hours per week, 3:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m., four shifts per week, with every other weekend and every other holiday. The posting states a pay range of $39.58–$78.93 and notes possible eligibility for a $25,000 sign-on bonus.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
MOAB class required within 60 days of hire.
Current Massachusetts RN license.
ACLS upon hire, or an active BLS card and obtain AHA ACLS within 60 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

One year of medical-surgical experience preferred.
Previous telemetry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures.
Respect each patient as an individual and provide care that supports dignity and positive self-regard.
Teach patients and families based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning.
Plan and prepare patients and families for discharge in collaboration with them and incorporate support systems and resources as needed.
Delegate and supervise nursing interventions performed by others appropriately.
Prioritize patient care, seek assistance when needed, reassign personnel as necessary, and recognize when emergency intervention is needed.
Document pertinent data, therapeutic interventions, and patient responses thoroughly, accurately, and promptly.
Provide timely, thorough reports to other healthcare team members to support integrated services and continuity of care.
Promote learning for colleagues and self, including through precepting, instructing, training, and attending professional development programs.
Identify risks to patient safety and opportunities to reduce medical or healthcare errors, and report errors or incidents appropriately.
Identify ethical issues in care and develop plans to address them.
Safely administer medications and intravenous therapy according to physician orders, protocols, policies, and procedures.
Assess patient pain on admission and as needed using the numerical pain scale; reassess pain-control effectiveness, notify physicians as needed, and document assessments and responses to medication.
Obtain supporting information and complete required documentation for medication reconciliation for the Attending MD.
Interpret and document patient cardiac rate, rhythm, and configuration, including PR and ST segment, and initiate treatment based on physician orders.
Institute appropriate measures in life-threatening situations.
Evaluate patients with chest pain or other cardiac-related symptoms and take appropriate action.
Participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds to plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate patient care.
Recognize normal and abnormal laboratory and diagnostic results and notify physicians promptly of changes.
Provide ongoing assessment and teaching to surgical patients and families using current standards and protocols.
Recognize normal and deviant progress patterns and report problems or concerns to physicians promptly.
Use pain-management devices and other techniques to ensure adequate pain relief.
Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot equipment related to surgical patients, including traction and orthopedic devices, feeding pumps, chest tubes, and drains.
Perform other job-related duties as requested.