ICU RN — Day Shift, Every 3rd Weekend

Lifespan; Taunton (MA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is seeking a Registered Nurse in Taunton, MA. The role involves coordinating total nursing care for patients and providing essential teaching and support. Qualified candidates should have at least one year of nursing experience, an MA RN license, and relevant certifications. The position offers a competitive pay range and requires 36 hours of work per week, along with every third weekend duties.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of RN experience.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and in services.
• Recognizes and seeks assistance when appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Documents initial and ongoing patient assessment.
• Develops and modifies individualized care plans.
• Administers medication and performs treatments.

Skills

Patient assessment

Patient teaching

Medication administration

Independent judgment

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing

MA RN License

BLS and/or ACLS Certification

Tools

Meditech

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.
In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:
Instill Trust and Value Differences
Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate
RESPONSIBILITIES:
KEY 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:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of one year of RN experience.
Meditech 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

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:

36 hours per week. Every third weekend.

Work Shift:

Day

Driving Required:

No

Union:

Massachusetts Nurses Association