RN Residency & Transition, Med Surg (FH - JUL 2026)
About The Position
This role involves practicing according to entity and department mandatory requirements, with a customer service approach. The Registered Nurse will care for patients utilizing the nursing process as part of an interdisciplinary team, using internal and external resources. Responsibilities include providing effective patient/family teaching, accurate documentation, safe medication administration, and adhering to best practice standards of care. The nurse will identify and report signs of neglect/abuse as required by law, and provide care for terminally ill patients, manage pain, and utilize restraints as per policy. Effective time management, care respecting advance directives, and maintaining appropriate licenses and certifications are essential. The role requires addressing age-specific needs of adolescents, adults, and geriatric adults, performing skills safely, and managing patients with specific conditions such as chest drainage devices, intravenous therapy, epidural analgesia, cardiac medications, telemetry monitoring, and post-operative or orthopedic diagnoses. The nurse will also use the Electronic Medical Record appropriately and accurately, respond to emergencies, and perform other duties as assigned by their supervisor.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
- Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Basic Life Support Certification required
- Successful passage of CCHC’s Pharmacology exam
- Must read, write and communicate in English
Nice To Haves
- BSN Preferred
- ACLS preferred
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.
- Performs other work-related duties and activities as assigned or requested his/her immediate supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
