RN, Med Surg

Cape Cod Healthcare•Falmouth, MA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves practicing according to entity mandatory requirements and department expectations, with a strong emphasis on a customer service approach. The Registered Nurse (RN) will care for patients utilizing the nursing process as part of an interdisciplinary team, providing effective patient and family teaching, and documenting care according to entity/department guidelines. Key responsibilities include safe medication administration, adherence to best practice standards of care, identification and reporting of neglect/abuse, and providing care for terminally ill patients and their families. The role also encompasses managing patients with pain, utilizing restraints as per policy, effective time management, and respecting patient advance directives. The RN must maintain appropriate licenses and certifications, address age-specific needs of adolescents, adults, and geriatric adults, and perform skills safely according to policies and protocols. Specific patient management includes chest drainage devices, intravenous therapy, epidural analgesia, telemetry monitoring, and providing care to post-operative and orthopedic patients. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, and communicate in English
Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing
(RN) - Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
CCHC Pharmacology Exam (pass prior to start date)
CCHC Basic Arrhythmia Exam (pass prior to start date)
RN Residency & Transition (job code: 00355), must be completed within 3 months from start date
Med Surg 1: Bi-Pap Competency within 3 months of hire and then yearly for RNs caring for patients requiring Bi-Pap

Responsibilities

Practices according to entity mandatory requirements.
Practices according to department expectations.
Practices with a Customer Service approach to all activities.
Cares for patients utilizing the nursing process.
Provides care as part of the interdisciplinary team.
Utilizes internal and external resources.
Provides effective patient/family teaching.
Documents according to entity/department guidelines.
Administers medications safely.
Provides care according to best practice standards of care in nursing.
Identifies signs and symptoms of neglect/abuse and reports as required by law.
Cares for the terminally ill patient and family.
Manages the patient with pain.
Utilizes chemical and physical restraints as per policy.
Utilizes techniques of time management effectively.
Provides care respective of patient's advance directives.
Maintains appropriate licenses, certifications, registrations to perform duties of their designated role/positions.
Addresses the age-specific needs of patients, specifically adolescents, adults, geriatric adults.
Performs skills safely and according to specific policies/protocols.
Manages patients with chest drainage devices.
Manages patients with Intravenous Therapy.
Uses Electronic Medical Record appropriately and accurately.
Manages patients receiving epidural analgesia.
Demonstrates knowledge and skill in administration and assessment of patient response to cardiac medications.
Manages patients on telemetry monitoring.
Responds appropriately in emergency/urgent situations.
Provides care to post-operative patients.
Cares for patients with orthopedic diagnoses.
Other duties may be assigned.