Baystate Health, a nationally recognized leader in healthcare quality and safety, and home to Baystate Franklin Medical Center is looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Float Pool (Med/Surg/Tele, ED, ICU) team in Greenfield, MA!
Resume Required with Application
At Baystate Health, RN means more. It stands for our deep respect for nursing professional practice that is essential to our mission. It also stands for Baystate’s many opportunities for growth and learning in the region’s only academic medical center and within our community hospitals, and it stands for our commitment to taking care of all those in the community who need us.
SCHEDULE:
- 36 hours a week
- Three 12-hour shifts a week (7P-730A)
- Every other weekend and holiday
- Differential pay for night shift, weekends, and holidays
LOCATION:
- Baystate Franklin Medical Center
- Greenfield, MA
- Onsite parking
QUALIFICATIONS:
- MA Registered Nurse License
- American Heart Association BLS CPR
Summary:
Responsible for providing primary nursing care to assigned patients in accordance with current BFMC Standards of Care. Administers and monitors therapeutic interventions proficiently. Demonstrates proficiency in applying the nursing process to assigned patients and families. Assumes accountability for the outcomes of nursing care. Collaborates with health team members, and patients/families in the provision of care. Provides direct supervision to other health team members in the implementation of the patient care plan. Effectively delegates care to peers, Licensed Practical Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Orderlies, and other direct caregivers consistent with their level of education and expertise. Acts as an advocate for patients/families/significant others.
Assumes accountability for own professional practice and for aspects of nursing care delegated to others.
Practices within accepted ethical and legal parameters of nursing. This description covers the essential functions of the position.
Job Description:
- Provides age-appropriate care to patients.
- For each assigned patient, the nurse will proficiently perform a comprehensive nursing assessment and use professional judgment to obtain selective data to arrive at nursing diagnoses and discharge planning needs.
- Performs a proficient ongoing assessment of assigned patients recognizing subtle changes in health status.
- For each assigned patient, the nurse will formulate a detailed, realistic care plan specific to each patient’s identified needs.
- Analyzes the psycho-social impact of illness & hospitalization on individuals and families.
- For each assigned patient, the nurse will proficiently implement the individualized plan of care.
- Provides formal and informal teaching relevant to the health care needs of patients utilizing available resources.
- Effectively implements and revises the discharge plan.
- For each assigned patient, the nurse will establish a pattern of ongoing evaluation and modification of patient care interventions.
- Accurately determines the effectiveness of their nursing care.
- Accurately and concisely communicates pertinent patient information while maintaining confidentiality.
- Acts as an advocate for patient families.
- Will assume accountability for the management of patient care and will provide direct supervision to other health team members.
- Will demonstrate proficiency in applying the principles of teaching/learning to patient/family.
- Identifies own professional educational needs with minimal guidance.
- Will promote active participation in quality assurance research activities of health team members.
- Demonstrates competency for one-to-one observation of patients based on department and unit-specific needs.
- Competent to care for patients in the Med/Surg/Tele units, ICU, and Emergency Department.
Required Work Experience:
1) None
Preferred Work Experience:
1)Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience
Skills and Competencies:
Evidence of a commitment to professional growth through participation in continuing education.
Completes mandatory unit, Patient Care Division, and hospital wide in-services and requirements.
Consistently positive performance appraisals in key areas of function and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrates ability to handle difficult and stressful patient situations.
Education:
Bachelor of Nursing Degree, Diploma in Nursing (Required)
Certifications:
Basic Life Support – Other, Registered Nurse – State of Massachusetts
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.
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