Registered Nurse, Cardiac Step Down, University, Per Diem

ummh; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus available

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, MA is seeking an RN for direct patient care in the Cardiac Step Down unit. You will apply the nursing process from admission to discharge and coordinate comprehensive care with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include administering medications, documenting care, and collaborating with physicians and staff to ensure high-quality outcomes. MA nursing licensure and BLS are required; ACLS and a BSN are preferred.

Qualifications

• Current Massachusetts nursing licensure and registration required.
• BLS certification required for every RN; ACLS certification current is preferred.
• BSN is preferred but not mandatory.
• Thorough knowledge of the nursing discipline and patient care standards.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the Nursing Process for direct patient care from admission to discharge.
• Develops and coordinates individual care plans including discharge planning.
• Administers medications and assists physicians with treatments and procedures.
• Collaborates with other healthcare providers to ensure quality patient care.
• Supports Nursing Governance and participates in quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Thorough knowledge of nursing

Education

Massachusetts nursing licensure and registration

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt Hiring Range: $52.50 - $57.50 Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations .

Schedule Details: Holidays - One Major Summer Holiday, Holidays - One Major Winter Holiday, Sunday through Saturday, Weekends - One Full Weekend a Month

Scheduled Hours: 7a-7p or 7p-7a

Shift: 4 - Mixed Shift, 12 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 0

Cost Center: 10020 - 1408 Cardiac Step Down

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Responsible for the planning, delivery and management of direct patient care utilizing the nursing process and adhering to the standards of nursing practice.

I. Major Responsibilities:

• 1. Utilizes the Nursing Process for the delivery and management of patient's care from Admission to Discharge, appropriate to the developmental age of the patient population.
• 2. Performs patient assessment/reassessment according to standard procedure.
• 3. Develops and coordinates individual plan of care including discharge planning.
• 4. Directs, supervises, coordinates and evaluate nursing care within assigned clinical setting.
• 5. Delegates appropriately to others in accordance with job description and competency level.
• 6. Documents patient care according to standard procedure.
• 7. Develops, implements/coordinates and documents Education Plan for patient/family/ significant other.
• 8. Ensures quality and continuity of care through collaboration with other health care providers.
• 9. Administers medications, performs treatments, therapies and operates equipment according to policy and procedure. Assists physician with treatment and procedures and special tests as required or directed.
• 10. Participates in and supports Nursing Governance activities.
• 11. Assumes responsibility for professional growth. Assists in education and development of staff.
• 12. Participates in performance improvement initiatives and demonstrate the use of quality improvement in daily operations.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:

• 1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
• 2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
• 3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
• 4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
• 5. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
• 6. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• 7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:

• 1. Current Massachusetts Nursing licensure and registration.
• 2. BLS is a requirement for every RN unless advance cardiac life support (ACLS) certification is current, in addition to any unit specific certifications and competencies.

Preferred:

• 1. Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing highly preferred.

Experience/Skills:

Required:

• 1. Thorough knowledge of the discipline of Nursing.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

Work is considered medium. Position requires work indoors in a patient care environment.

Schedule Details: 4 - 12 hour mixed shifts per month 7am - 7:30pm or 7pm - 7:30am 1 major winter and summer holiday

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disa