Registered Nurse PACU

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

Job summary

South Shore Hospital is seeking a motivated RN to provide individualized, outcome-oriented nursing care on a full-time basis in Weymouth, MA. The role emphasizes medication administration, care planning, and patient-family centered care with a focus on safety and quality outcomes.

Responsibilities include developing personalized care plans, documenting patient progress, and facilitating discharge planning by 12:00pm.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates knowledge of SSH policies for administering, transcribing, and recording meds.
• Develops and updates individualized plan of care and documents outcomes.
• Follows CDC hand hygiene and universal precautions; uses PPE as required.
• Obtains at least 5 contact hours per year in area of practice.
• Uses department software and understands downtime procedures.
• Maintains compliance with policies, privacy and security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Medication administration per SSH policies, including reconciliation and narcotic handling.
• Develops, evaluates and updates plan of care for each patient and documents outcomes.
• Communicates plan of day each shift and facilitates discharge/transfer by 12:00pm.
• Pursues professional development and responds to feedback to improve practice.
• Utilizes Lotus Notes and department software; prepares for downtime scenarios.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and protects patient privacy and information.

Skills

Medication administration

Plan of care

Safety culture

Professional development

Technology literacy

Compliance

Tools

Lotus Notes

Job description

Facility: LOC0001 - 55 Fogg Road55 Fogg Road Weymouth, MA 02190

Status: Full time

Budgeted Hours: 36

Shift: Day/Night Rotation (United States of America)

Manages individualized, outcome oriented nursing care through the use of the nursing process. Provides care, treatment and services through the successful coordination and completion of a series of processes that include assessment, planning care, providing care, in accordance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures

Compensation Pay Range: $39.50 - $84.02

1. Medication Administration

• a. Demonstrates knowledge of and follows SSH policies and procedures for administering, transcribing, and recording medications.
• b. Completes medication reconciliation process following SSH policy and procedure.
• c. Demonstrates proper procedure for the documentation of narcotic withdrawal, administration, verifies count, wastes per policy and resolves narcotic discrepancy.

2. Plan of care/Documentation/Patient Family Centered Care/Patient Experience Develops, discusses, and communicates a prioritized problem list/plan of care for each patient.

• a. Develop, evaluate and update individualized plan of care for patient and documents outcomes.
• b. Initiating admission assessment within 8 hours of admissions, identifies and documents patient/family/significant other teaching needs upon admission and throughout hospitalization.
• c. Continues assessment/reassessment and identifies care needs within established nursing practice.
• d. 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)
• e. 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.
• f. Works on behalf of patient /family. Seeks help to represent patient/family when they are unable to represent themselves.
• g. Raises ethical questions and concerns with clinical team. Seeks available resources to help formulate and understand ethical decisions.
• h. Actively communicates plan of day via white board updating every shift.
• i. Facilitates discharge/transfer by goal of 12:00pm, communicates barriers utilizing chain of command.

3. Safety/Quality - Foster's a "Culture of Safety" through personal ownership and commitment to a safe environment.

• a. 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.
• b. 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.
• c. Ensures environment meets regulatory requirements at all times.
• d. Understands and is able to demonstrate individual roles and responsibilities in the event of hospital codes/emergency preparedness.

4. Professional Development: Assumes overall responsibility for own professional development by incorporating evidenced-based practice, research, and performance improvement initiatives as a part of ongoing nursing practice.

• a. Obtains at least 5 contact hours per year in area of practice.
• b. Practices within the legal boundaries of MA Nurse Practice Act. Directs other licenses and non-licensed personnel as assigned.
• c. Displays the ability to accept and respond appropriately to feedback and recommendations for change.
• d. Demonstrates professional working relationships with colleagues from all disciplines to promote a positive/encouraging workplace.
• e. Critical Thinking: analyzes causes of problems, identifies and evaluates alternative solutions, and selects appropriate solution, and communicates appropriately and effectively utilizing chain of command.
• f. Accountable for being informed about changes in hospital policy and procedure.

5. Technology: Utilizes technological solutions to work processes and practices.

• a. Access Lotus Notes to review email, learning management and other resources as applicable to RN role.
• b. Utilizes software applications required by department and unit standards.
• c. Accountable to understand how to operate in downtime.

6. Compliance

• a. Works within legal, regulatory and ethical standards relevant to the position.
• b. Complies with applicable policies and procedures.
• c. Safeguards the privacy and security of patient information. The employee compiles will policies and procedures relating to SSH's privacy and security