Certification DetailsCurrent MA RN LicenseCurrent AHA BLS certificationCurrent AHA ACLS certification
Job DetailsMinimum Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursingMinimum Experience: 1 year med-surge experience preferredPrevious telemetry experience preferredSkilled Nursing experience preferredBasic Dysrhythmia Course completion within 6 months of hire if no telemetry experienceEssential Functions: Conducts interactions with everyone in a friendly, courteous and respectful mannerGoes out of his/her way to offer assistance to others. If he/she cannot offer assistance, then finds someone who canAdvocates to ensure privacy and confidentiality while helping others to maintain awarenessMaintains a clean and safe hospitalResponds appropriately and immediately in emergency situationsMaintains a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and/or staff to provide the highest level of physical comfort, and minimize risk and injuryEnsures compliance with regulations to maintain accreditation and licensureComplies with the Hospital Attendance and Tardiness PolicyCompleted all Hospital and Department Specific Mandatory requirements in the prior calendar yearReports Incidents in a timely and effective mannerAll employees with direct patient contact are responsible for actively engaging in the practice of, monitoring and enforcing compliance to hand hygieneAssesses (and reassesses), plans, implements, and evaluates nursing interventions/plans of care/patient goalsProvides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and proceduresRespects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient's sense of dignity and positive self-regardProvides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learningCollaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessaryAppropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by othersAppropriately prioritizes patient careProvides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses according to established standardsProvides timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient carePromotes learning for colleagues and selfProactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errorsIdentifies ethical issues in care and develops plan to addressSafely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physicians orders, protocols, policies and proceduresAssesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scaleReassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed, as well as, documents assessment and patients response to medicationResponsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the Attending MDPerforms pre-admission testing on Med/Surg. patientsPerforms nursing assessment and coordinates ancillary testing for patients undergoing day surgeryReviews pre-operative orders and consults with the surgeon and/or anesthesiologist as necessary to assure appropriate tests are ordered per guidelinesReviews test results, checks for abnormal results and communicates abnormalities to the surgeon, anesthesiologist and/or primary physician prior to surgeryReviews preoperative chart for completenessProvides emotional support to patients undergoing a change in body image and/or activity level due to surgeryInitiates and documents post-operative phone calls to Med/Surg. patientsStatement of Other Duties: This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.
Job RequirementsCurrent MA RN LicenseCurrent AHA BLS certificationCurrent AHA ACLS certificationGraduate of an accredited school of nursing1 year med-surge experience preferredPrevious telemetry experience preferredBasic Dysrhythmia Course completion within 6 months of hire if no telemetry experience
Location: Athol, MA, US
Posted Date: 11/29/2024