Night Shift Emergency Department Nurse

South Shore Hospital; Weymouth (MA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, MA is seeking a full-time Night shift RN for its Emergency Department. The role involves comprehensive nursing care, medication administration, and documentation within SSH policies.

The nurse will participate in care planning, assessments, discharge planning, and patient-family engagement. Responsibilities include medication reconciliation, documentation of care, adherence to safety standards, and ongoing professional development.

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.
• Demonstrates proper procedure for the documentation of 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/significant other teaching needs upon admission and throughout hospitalization.
• Continues assessment/reassessment and identifies care needs within established nursing practice.
• Documents all patient care following the department of nursing policy, unit based standards, disease processes (CHF, PNA vaccines) and nurse sensitive indicators (falls, skin, CAUTI)
• Assess/reassesses and documents patient's level of comfort utilizing the appropriate pain scale and the patient's response to each intervention both pharmacological and non-pharmacological per South Shore Hospital policy.
• Works on behalf of patient /family. Seeks help to represent patient/family when they are unable to represent themselves.
• Raises ethical questions and concerns with clinical team. Seeks available resources to help formulate and understand ethical decisions.
• Actively communicates plan of day via white board updating every shift.
• Facilitates discharge/transfer by goal of 12:00pm, communicates barriers utilizing chain of command.
• Verifies patient identification with two identifiers prior to the start of any invasive procedure, including "time out", administration of care, medications, labeled specimen's an documents confirming the correct patient, procedure, site, equipment and consent.
• Complies with the current CDC hand hygiene guidelines through proper handwashing. Adheres to universal precautions, makes appropriate use of personal protective equipment at all times and appropriately disposes of hazardous materials. Maintains awareness of MSDS sheets and how to access.
• Ensures environment meets regulatory requirements at all times.
• Understands and is able to demonstrate individual roles and responsibilities in the event of hospital codes/emergency preparedness.
• Obtains at least 5 contact hours per year in area of practice.
• Practices within the legal boundaries of MA Nurse Practice Act. Directs other licenses and non-licensed personnel as assigned.
• Displays the ability to accept and respond appropriately to feedback and recommendations for change.
• Demonstrates professional working relationships with colleagues from all disciplines to promote a positive/encouraging workplace.
• Critical Thinking: analyzes causes of problems, identifies and evaluates alternative solutions, and selects appropriate solution, and communicates appropriately and effectively utilizing chain of command.
• Accountable for being informed about changes in hospital policy and procedure.
• Access Lotus Notes to review email, learning management and other resources as applicable to RN role.
• Utilizes software applications required by department and unit standards.
• Accountable to understand how to operate in downtime.
• Works within legal, regulatory and ethical standards relevant to the position.
• Complies with applicable policies and procedures.
• Safeguards the privacy and security of patient information. The employee compiles will policies and procedures relating to SSH's privacy and security pro

Job description

South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, MA is seeking a full-time Night shift RN for its Emergency Department. The role involves comprehensive nursing care, medication administration, and documentation within SSH policies.

The nurse will participate in care planning, assessments, discharge planning, and patient-family engagement. Responsibilities include medication reconciliation, documentation of care, adherence to safety standards, and ongoing professional development.