RN Med/Surg - Atwood 3

Southcoast Health System, Inc.•Fall River, MA

4d•$42 - $78•Onsite

About The Position

Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit, charitable, health system with multiple hospitals, clinics and facilities throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. They are searching for an experienced RN for the Med/Surg Unit at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Atwood 3 is a 45-bed primary surgical nursing unit specializing in general surgery, orthopedics, neurology, gynecology, urology, and vascular surgeries, as well as interventional radiology procedures. They are also a bariatric surgical center of excellence. The patient population is primarily elective surgical cases, ranging in age from pediatric through geriatric, with an average length of stay of 3 days. The unit provides basic arrhythmia detection via wireless Telemetry.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing or equivalent is required.
Current RN Licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is also required.
Must be fully vaccinated against seasonal Influenza and the COVID 19 virus or to be exempt from the requirement for medical or personal reasons by signing a statement certifying you are choosing to be exempt from vaccination once hired

Nice To Haves

Three (3) months experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Under direction of the Manager, Patient Services or designee of individual assigned unit, perform a variety of duties involving coordinating total nursing care for patients, participating in patient and family teaching and providing leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice within an assigned patient care unit.
Has knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, which is appropriate to the age group of patients regularly served.