RN - Critical Care

Mass General Brigham•Northampton, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The Registered Nurse directs and coordinates all nursing care for patients based on established clinical nursing practice standards and collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes. The Critical Care Nurse provides care to patients with critical or life threatening illness. The Critical Care Nurse monitors and interprets rhythms, provides care for patients who are incubated and/or receiving mechanical ventilation, monitors patient’s hemodynamic statuses and those receiving peritoneal dialysis. The Critical Care Nurse is expected to recognize and assist patients in shock or those with other, life threatening, complications. The Critical Care Nurse assists with emergency and elective cardio versions as well as the insertion of temporary pacemakers. This position is part of the Massachusetts Nurses Association Bargaining Unit at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. This position reports to the Nurse Manager/Director and operates within established organizational and departmental policies and procedures.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing required
Registered Nurse [RN - Massachusetts]
Basic Life Support [BLS] certification required
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support [ACLS] certification required with 6 months of hire
Demonstrated excellent technical, interpersonal, organizational, oral, and written communication skills required.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
Critical Care experience preferred

Responsibilities

Delivering patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Directing and coordinating all nursing care for patients based on established clinical nursing practice standards.
Collaborating with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.
Providing care to patients with critical or life threatening illness.
Monitoring and interpreting rhythms.
Providing care for patients who are incubated and/or receiving mechanical ventilation.
Monitoring patient’s hemodynamic statuses and those receiving peritoneal dialysis.
Recognizing and assisting patients in shock or those with other, life threatening, complications.
Assisting with emergency and elective cardio versions.
Assisting with the insertion of temporary pacemakers.