Neuro-Cardiac Med-Surg RN — Day Shift

South Shore Health System; South Weymouth (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

South Shore Health System in Massachusetts is seeking an experienced RN to deliver individualized nursing care using the nursing process. You will assess, plan, implement, and document care, communicating with patients and families and coordinating hospital procedures.

Responsibilities include medication administration, plan of care, safety compliance, and ongoing professional development. The role emphasizes patient-family centered care, documentation, and teamwork within SSH policies.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing is preferred.
• Previous Acute Care RN experience preferred.
• RN license required; BLS/ACLS/NRP certifications as applicable.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Develop, evaluate and update individualized plan of care for patient and documents outcomes.
• Initiating admission assessment within 8 hours of admissions, identifies and documents patient/family teaching needs upon admission and throughout hospitalization.
• Continues assessment/reassessment and identifies care needs within established nursing practice.
• Documents all patient care following department of nursing policy and unit standards, disease processes and nurse sensitive indicators.
• Assesses/reassesses and documents patient's pain level and response to interventions.
• Facilitates discharge/transfer by goal of 12:00pm and communicates barriers.

Skills

Medication administration

Documentation

Nursing process

Patient education

Education

RN - Registered Nurse

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

NRP

Tools

Lotus Notes

Job description

South Shore Health System in Massachusetts is seeking an experienced RN to deliver individualized nursing care using the nursing process. You will assess, plan, implement, and document care, communicating with patients and families and coordinating hospital procedures.

Responsibilities include medication administration, plan of care, safety compliance, and ongoing professional development. The role emphasizes patient-family centered care, documentation, and teamwork within SSH policies.