RN Infusion - Attleboro Per Diem

Tufts Medicine•Attleboro, MA

About The Position

The RN Infusion role provides professional nursing care in accordance with physician orders and manages patient care from admission through discharge. The nurse serves as a patient and family advocate, facilitates collaboration among healthcare providers, and plans, delivers, and manages patient- and family-centered care using the nursing process and applicable nursing standards, evidence-based practice, and best practices. The role supports an environment focused on clinical excellence and patient- and family-centered care. The nurse assesses patients, develops and evaluates individualized care plans, provides treatments and medication safely, educates patients and families, documents care, and coordinates discharge planning. The role also contributes to patient safety and quality improvement, collaborates with colleagues and other disciplines, and may precept staff and students or assume charge nurse functions in collaboration with unit leadership. Practice must comply with the Massachusetts Nurse Practice Act and the professional standards and practice model identified in the posting. The position involves occasional lifting of 30–35 pounds and turning patients, prolonged standing and walking, and occasional bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, sitting, kneeling, and squatting. It includes exposure to infectious disease, blood-borne pathogens, and possible carcinogenic chemicals. Fine manual dexterity and visual and aural acuity are required. Irregular hours may occur.

Requirements

Massachusetts RN licensure.
At least two years of clinical nursing experience.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, physicians, and the healthcare team.
Knowledge and application of the nursing process.
Ability to provide care to an assigned group of patients according to unit guidelines and hospital policies, procedures, and protocols.
Knowledge of current healthcare trends, including technology, pharmacology, treatment modalities, quality, and patient safety.
Ability to present oneself professionally and calmly and handle emergency and crisis situations.
Ability to meet the physical requirements of the role, including occasional lifting of 30–35 pounds, turning and maneuvering patients, prolonged standing and walking, and required manual dexterity and visual and aural acuity.
Ability to work amid exposure to infectious disease, blood-borne pathogens, and possible carcinogenic chemicals.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Three years of clinical nursing experience.
Department-specific certification(s) relevant to the department and the type of patient care provided.

Responsibilities

Provide compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic nursing care that promotes comfort and healing.
Respect patient and family dignity and privacy and establish mutual trust in nurse-patient/family relationships.
Assess patients and identify expected outcomes based on diagnoses, clinical data, and patient concerns.
Listen to patients and families, identify cultural and learning needs, and support informed decisions and advance directives.
Develop and implement individualized, outcomes-based care plans and coordinate health teaching for patients, families, and groups.
Use evidence-based interventions and treatments appropriate to the diagnosis or problem.
Document care, procedures, treatments, patient responses, and changes to the care plan according to hospital, regulatory, and department requirements.
Perform procedures and treatments according to nursing judgment, practice-area guidelines, and professional standards.
Safely administer medications and assess patient responses using pharmacological knowledge and applicable standards of care.
Evaluate care strategies and patient outcomes, revising plans as needed based on changes in patient status.
Develop and coordinate discharge plans and referrals to support a seamless transition for patients and families.
Develop and document comprehensive educational plans for patients and families.
Participate in patient safety, quality improvement, and process improvement activities, including data collection, analysis, and evaluation as applicable.
Provide bedside leadership as a delegator, collaborator, facilitator, and communicator; manage assignments and delegate based on patient needs and team capabilities.
Collaborate with nursing colleagues and other disciplines, including through nursing, physician, and case-management rounds.
Maintain professional and respectful relationships with patients, families, peers, colleagues, and other customers, acknowledging cultural differences.
Pursue lifelong learning, continuing competence, professional development, and advanced certification opportunities.
Incorporate new knowledge, technology, research, and evidence-based strategies into nursing practice and support practice improvements.
Promote unit and organizational growth through shared governance; participate in staff meetings and departmental committees as needed.
May perform charge nurse functions in collaboration with unit leadership.
Precept and mentor newly hired staff and nursing students and support new staff members’ transition into the unit.
Practice in accordance with the Massachusetts Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association scope and standards of practice, and the professional frameworks specified in the posting.