Night Shift RN: Compassionate Care & Safety Leader

Southshorehealth; Weymouth (MA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

South Shore Health in Weymouth, MA is hiring a Night Shift Registered Nurse for the SSH Nursing Pratt 6 North unit. This full-time role requires delivering individualized, outcome-oriented nursing care using the nursing process.

You will assess, plan, implement, and document care, participate in safety and quality initiatives, and support discharge planning by noon. Proficiency with medication administration, documentation, and patient-family communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate knowledge of SSH policies for administering, transcribing, and recording medications.
• Completes medication reconciliation per SSH policy.
• Documents narcotic withdrawal, administration, verification, and discrepancies per policy.
• Initiates admission assessment within 8 hours of admission and documents teaching needs.
• Assesses and documents patient care following nursing policies and unit standards.
• Documents all patient care per nursing policy, including disease processes and indicators.
• Communicates daily care plan each shift and supports discharge planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and communicate individualized plan of care for each patient.
• Initiate admission assessment within 8 hours of admission.
• Assess, reassess, and document care needs per nursing practice.
• Document all patient care per policy and indicators.
• Maintain plan of day with clear handoffs and updates.
• Facilitate discharge/transfer planning by noon.

Skills

Medication administration

Documentation

Discharge planning

Patient safety

Nursing care planning

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

MA Nurse Practice Act knowledge

Tools

Lotus Notes

Learning management system

Hospital software

Job description

South Shore Health in Weymouth, MA is hiring a Night Shift Registered Nurse for the SSH Nursing Pratt 6 North unit. This full-time role requires delivering individualized, outcome-oriented nursing care using the nursing process.

You will assess, plan, implement, and document care, participate in safety and quality initiatives, and support discharge planning by noon. Proficiency with medication administration, documentation, and patient-family communication is essential.