ER Registered Nurse - Night Shift, Fast-Paced Care

South Shore Health; Weymouth (MA); On-site; USD 109,459,000 - 221,754,000; Full time

Job summary

South Shore Health in Weymouth, MA is seeking an RN for night shift to deliver individualized, outcome-oriented nursing care using the nursing process. Responsibilities include medication administration, care planning, patient education, and interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure safe and effective discharge planning.

The role emphasizes compliance with SSH policies, safety culture, and ongoing professional development, with a patient-centered approach to family involvement and care

Qualifications

• Demonstrates knowledge of and follows SSH policies and procedures for administering, transcribing, and recording medications.
• Completes medication reconciliation process following SSH policy and procedure.
• Documents narcotic withdrawal, administration, verifies count, wastes per policy and resolves narcotic discrepancy.
• Develops, discusses, and communicates a prioritized problem list/plan of care for each patient.
• Initiating admission assessment within 8 hours of admissions, identifies and documents patient/family teaching needs upon admission and throughout hospitalization.
• Maintains compliance with safety, infection control, and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Administers medications and ensures accurate documentation.
• Communicates and updates the plan of day each shift.
• Collaborates with patient and family in planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
• Verifies patient identification with two identifiers prior to invasive procedures.
• Facilitates discharge/transfer by 12:00pm and communicates barriers through chain of command.
• Maintains patient safety and adheres to hospital policies across all care activities.

Skills

Medication Administration

Nursing process

Plan of Care

Patient & Family Centered Care

Safety & Quality

Technology proficiency

Compliance

Documentation

Education

RN - Registered Nurse

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing

Tools

Lotus Notes

Job description

South Shore Health in Weymouth, MA is seeking an RN for night shift to deliver individualized, outcome-oriented nursing care using the nursing process. Responsibilities include medication administration, care planning, patient education, and interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure safe and effective discharge planning.

The role emphasizes compliance with SSH policies, safety culture, and ongoing professional development, with a patient-centered approach to family involvement and care