Registered Nurse, Critical Care Float Pool, Per Diem

ummh; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to plan, deliver, and manage direct patient care using the nursing process across the patient lifecycle. The role emphasizes accurate assessments, care planning, and coordination within a collaborative team in a busy hospital setting.

Ideal candidates hold Massachusetts nursing licensure with current BLS, and prefer candidates with a BSN. Duties include documentation, education planning, and participation in governance and quality improvement

Qualifications

• Current Massachusetts Nursing licensure and registration.
• BLS certification required; ACLS if specified by unit.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the Nursing Process for delivery and management of patient care from admission to discharge.
• Performs patient assessment and reassessment according to standard procedure.
• Develops and coordinates individualized care plans including discharge planning.
• Directs, supervises, coordinates, and evaluates nursing care within the assigned setting.
• Documents patient care according to standard procedures.

Skills

Nursing knowledge

Education

Massachusetts nursing licensure

BSN preferred

Job description

Hiring Range: $52.50 - $57.50 (based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Cost Center: 10020 - 0158 Critical Care Float Pool

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

Schedule Details:

Holidays - One Major Summer Holiday, Holidays - One Major Winter Holiday, Sunday through Saturday

Scheduled Hours: varied 12 hour shifts

Shift: 4 - Mixed Shift, 12.5 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 0

4 - 12 hour mixed shifts per month

7am - 7:30pm or 7pm - 7:30am

1 major winter and summer holiday

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:

• Current Massachusetts Nursing licensure and registration.
• 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:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing highly preferred.

Experience/Skills:

Required:

• 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.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

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

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for