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Job description
SUMMARY
Coordinates total nursing care for patients participates in patient and family teaching and provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Documents initial and ongoing patient assessment in a complete, concise, and timely manner according to policy and procedure of MHMC.
Develops and modifies and effective, comprehensive, and individualized plan of care including discharge planning for assigned patients, utilizing standards of care developed by MHMC.
Applies knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served, i.e.: infant pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.
Initiates and coordinates patient teaching according to identified needs.
Integrates, delegates, and coordinates patient care using interdisciplinary approach.
Delegates responsibilities for care, when applicable, and makes assignments according to skills of caregiver.
Evaluates patient responses to interventions according to established policy and procedure of MHMC.
Demonstrates an ability to plan and supervise other patient caregivers in providing patient care on unit while functioning as a professional role model.
Demonstrates the ability to exercise independent judgment in times of need and emergency situations and evaluates the results of actions taken.
Administers medication and perform treatments, utilizing principles of aseptic technique to assigned patient according to the established policy and procedure of MHMC.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum of one year of RN experience.
Epic experience preferred.
Is responsible for ongoing development of his/her work skills through the use of available resources (i.e.: in services, formal educational programs, other work groups and on-the-job training).
Attends and participates in staff meetings and in services and/or reviews documentation as required.
Assists in the orientation of others and actively participates in mentoring.
Performs analytical and decision-making functions with minimal supervision.
Recognizes and seeks assistance/consultation when appropriate.
Demonstrates an understanding of relative Hospital and all-departmental policies and procedures including safety issues.
Possesses awareness of programs/services provided by Hospital and where they are located.
EDUCATION
Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing, BSN preferred.
MA RN License
BLS and/or ACLS Certification
ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION REQUIRED WHERE APPLICABLE
ICU, FLOAT, S1 and M2-ACLS
Emergency Department-PALS and ACLS
PACU-ACLS, PALS
Interventional-PALS and ACLS
PAY RANGE
$36.87-$73.13
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT
Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.
LOCATION
Morton Hospital - 88 Washington Street Taunton, Massachusetts 02780
WORK TYPE
Per diem
WORK SHIFT
Variable
DRIVING REQUIRED
No
UNION
Massachusetts Nurses Association
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Worksite address
taunton, MA, 02780, US
Who can apply
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