Acute Care RN – Patient‑Centered Care Leader

South Shore Health; Dedham (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

South Shore Health seeks a registered nurse to provide individualized, outcome-focused care using the nursing process within our hospital setting. You will plan, document, and evaluate patient care in collaboration with patients and families, maintaining a strong safety culture and compliance with policies.

Responsibilities include medication administration, care planning, and coordinating with the care team to ensure timely discharges and high-quality patient experiences.

Qualifications

• Manages individualized, outcome oriented nursing care through the nursing process.
• Develops, evaluates and updates individualized plan of care and documents outcomes.
• Remains compliant with department policies, safety and privacy standards.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of SSH policies for administering, transcribing, and recording medications.
• Completes medication reconciliation per SSH policy.
• Documents all patient care following nursing policy and unit standards.
• Communicates plan of day each shift and facilitates discharge within 12:00pm goal.
• Maintains safety by identifying patients with two identifiers and following hand hygiene guidelines.
• Pursues ongoing professional development with at least 5 contact hours per year.
• Ensures compliance with applicable laws, policies and privacy requirements.
• Collaborates with the patient and family in planning and evaluating care.

Skills

Nursing process

Patient/Family centered care

Safety/Quality culture

Professional development

Technology usage

Education

RN - Registered Nurse

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing

Tools

Lotus Notes

Learning management systems

Unit standards software

Job description

South Shore Health seeks a registered nurse to provide individualized, outcome-focused care using the nursing process within our hospital setting. You will plan, document, and evaluate patient care in collaboration with patients and families, maintaining a strong safety culture and compliance with policies.

Responsibilities include medication administration, care planning, and coordinating with the care team to ensure timely discharges and high-quality patient experiences.