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Cooley Dickinson Hospital; Northampton (MA); On-site; USD 120,891,000 - 208,830,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, MA, seeks a Registered Nurse to deliver patient care using the nursing process across all ages. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care while adhering to ANA standards and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

This position is part of the Massachusetts Nurses Association Bargaining Unit and reports to the Nurse Manager/Director, with focus on safe, effective, and compassionate patient care and professional growth.

Qualifications

• RN license required or eligible to practice in Massachusetts.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Demonstrated professional nursing practice with adherence to standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care per ANA Standards of Clinical Practice.
• Collect and document patient health data during admission and stay.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans.
• Administer medications safely and accurately per physician orders.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary team to achieve outcomes.
• Provide discharge planning and patient education.

Skills

Patient assessment

Critical thinking

Communication

Documentation

Education

BSN preferred

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Site: Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Inc.
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The Registered Nurse directs and coordinates all nursing care for patients based on established clinical nursing practice standards and collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.

This position is part of the Massachusetts Nurses Association Bargaining Unit at Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

This position reports to the Nurse Manager/Director and operates within established organizational and departmental policies and procedures.

Does this position require Patient Care?

Yes

Essential Functions

• Must be able to effectively interact appropriately to an individual’s intellectual level and physical ability with infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
• Deliver nursing care according to the standards of care defined within the American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards of Clinical Practice.
• Collect patient health data during admission process and throughout the patient’s stay.
• Determine the priority of data collection based on the patient’s immediate condition or needs.
• Collect pertinent data using appropriate assessment techniques.
• Involve the patient, significant others and health care providers in data collection when appropriate.
• Ensure that the data collection process is systematic and ongoing.
• Document relevant data in the medical record according to hospital standards.
• Analyze the assessment data in determining diagnoses/patient problems.
• Derive diagnoses/patient problems from the assessment data.
• Validate diagnoses/patient problems with the patient, significant others, and health care providers when possible.
• Document diagnoses/patient problems in a manner that facilitates the determination of expected outcomes and plan of care.
• Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient.
• Derive outcomes from the diagnoses/patient problems.
• Document outcomes as measurable goals.
• Formulate outcomes mutually with the patient and health care providers, when possible.
• Ensure outcomes are realistic and attainable in relation to the patient’s present and potential capabilities and resources available.
• Ensure outcomes provide direction for continuity of care.
• Develop a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Individualize the plan to the patient’s condition or needs.
• Develop the plan with the patient, significant other, and health care providers, when appropriate.
• Ensure the plan reflects current nursing practice.
• Document the plan according to hospital standards.
• Provide for continuity of care in the plan.
• Implement the interventions identified in the plan of care.
• Interpret and implement physician’s orders accurately, safely, and within established time expectations.
• Calculate and administer medications safely.
• Administer Point of Care testing, such as glucose monitoring, bladder scans and urine dipsticks (Childbirth Center only). Establish interventions that are consistent with the plan of care.
• Implement interventions in a safe and appropriate manner.
• Document interventions according to hospital standards.
• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Ensure evaluation is systematic and ongoing.
• Document patient’s response to interventions according to hospital standards.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions in relation to outcomes.
• Utilize ongoing assessment data to revise diagnoses/patient problems, outcomes, and the plan of care, as needed.
• Document revisions in the diagnoses/patient problems, outcomes, and the plan of care according to hospital standards.
• Involve the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the evaluation process, when appropriate.
• Formulate a discharge plan.
• Begin discharge plan at patient’s admission.
• Contribute to, update, and communicate plan throughout hospitalization.
• Collaborate with the patient, significant others, and health care providers to efficiently utilize resources throughout hospitalization and facilitate appropriate discharge.
• Document the discharge plan according to hospital standards.
• Assess patient/family learning needs and facilitate the education process.
• Identify patient/family’s willingness and readiness to learn.
• Investigate barriers to patient/family education and develop plan to alleviate barriers in learning process.
• Develop and implement individualized patient teaching plans using appropriate patient education resources, including Care Notes.
• Adjust teaching strategies based on age appropriateness, cultural, and gender issues.
• Incorporate patient/family understanding into practice.
• Utilize education strategies to manage transitions across the continuum of care.
• Systematically evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Participate in quality of care activities as appropriate to the individual’s position, education and practice environment, including:
• Identification of aspects of care important for quality monitoring.
• Identification of indicators used to monitor quality and effectiveness of nursing care.
• Collection of data to monitor quality and effectiveness of nursing care.
• Analysis of quality data to identify opportunities for improving care.
• Formulation of recommendations to improve nursing care or patient outcomes.
• Implementation of activities to enhance the quality of nursing practice.
• Acquire, maintain, and apply current knowledge in nursing practice.
• Participate in and create a culture that recognizes and supports the development of professional nursing practice at CDHC.
• Attend educational programs and other activities in order to meet licensure and regulatory compliance, as well as to keep current in nursing practice.
• Share new information from educational programs with other staff members.
• Attend all mandatory in-services, staff meetings and committee meetings.
• Seek opportunities to contribute to the organization’s success, such as participating voluntarily on committees or quality improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Nurse Manager/Director to establish annual goals for upgrading own practice and act independently to accomplish goals.
• Assist with the identification of needs for unit in-service activities.
• Contribute to development of in-service activities as appropriate.
• Meet all hospital-wide and department-specific annual retraining and competency requirements.
• Provide leadership to unit as assigned.
• Assume charge nurse/group leader responsibilities at request of Nurse Manager/Director or designee.
• Coordinate assignments based on patient’s needs, staff skills, and available resources to promote continuity of care.
• Identify priorities for patient care and unit activities.
• Serve as a resource person to other staff members.
• Follow-up on issues/suggestions raised by patients or other disciplines to facilitate and/or improve patient care.
• Communicate effectively regarding issues of patient care.
• Relate complete and pertinent information when processing patient/unit issues.
• Act as a patient advocate regarding patient’s physical, psycho-social, and spiritual needs.
• Initiate/participate in unit and department projects to improve systems for delivery of patient care.
• Act as a preceptor and assist in orientation of new personnel.
• Establish priorities, organize, and delegate work assignments accordingly.
• Cooperate with instructors to provide quality clinical learning experiences for affiliating students.
• Provide peers and other staff members with constructive feedback regarding their practice.
• Be open to constructive feedback from peers and other staff members.
• Seek available resources to help formulate ethical decisions.
• Maintain established hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, confidentiality, quality improvement program, compliance, safety, infection control, and environmental standards.
• Maintain professional growth and development through attendance at seminars, workshops, conferences or in-services, professional affiliations, or journals to stay abreast of current trends in field of expertise.
• Meet annual competency and retraining requirements.
• Attend meetings as required.

Qualifications

Education Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No Licenses and Credentials Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required Experience Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Demonstrated excellent technical, interpersonal, organizational, oral, and written communication skills required. - Additional unit-specific education and experience requirements are outlined in the Addendum for each unit.

Physical Requirements

• Standing Frequently (34-66%)
• Walking Frequently (34-66%)
• Sitting Occasionally (3-33%)
• Lifting Frequently (34-66%) 35lbs+ (w/assisted device)
• Carrying Frequently (34-66%) 20lbs - 35lbs
• Pushing Occasionsly (3-33%)
• Pulling Occasionally (3-33%)
• Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Balancing Frequently (34-66%)
• Stooping Occasionally (3-33%)
• Kneeling Occasionally (3-33%)
• Crouching Occasionally (3-33%)
• Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Reaching Frequently (34-66%)
• Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34-66%)
• Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%)
• Feeling Constantly (67-100%)
• Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%)
• Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%)
• Talking Constantly (67-100%)
• Hearing Constantly (67-100%)

Remote Type

Onsite

Work Location

30 Locust Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$42.19 - $72.88/Hourly

Grade

RN4N33

At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.

EEO Statement

1910 Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.

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