RN, Labor & Delivery, 30 hour nights
Company: Winchester Hospital
Location: Winchester
Posted on: September 18, 2023
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Job Description:
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a
job, you're making a difference in people's lives.Job
Type:RegularScheduled Hours:30Work Shift:Night (United States of
America)Under the general supervision of the Nurse Manager,
provides direct patient care in accordance with Winchester
Hospital's policies and procedures and the scope of practice for
Registered Nurses in Massachusetts. Completes assessments, performs
treatments, administers appropriate drug therapies, observes
patient's progress, records responses/reactions to interventions,
and evaluates therapies for clinical outcomes and effectiveness.
Works collaboratively with the patient, the patient's
family/significant others, and all members of the health care team
to achieve the expected outcomes.Job Description:PRINCIPAL
FUNCTIONS:
1. Exemplifies Winchester Hospital's values and PROMISE behaviors.
Commits to making every encounter with our patients, patients'
family, co-workers, physicians and other customers the best that it
can be.
2. Complies with all Winchester Hospital policies and the Code of
Business Conduct. As required, maintains current license, life
support certification, and tuberculosis testing. Takes
responsibility for own safety as well as the safety of patients,
patients' family, co-workers, physicians and other customers.
3. Utilizes the nursing process to provide patient care:
a. Assesses the patient using methods such as observation,
interview, and review of clinical data.
b. Develops individualized plan of care including discharge plan
based on assessment and in conjunction with physician orders to
achieve desired outcomes. Evaluates and changes care plan as
appropriate.
c. Implements plan of care.
d. Directs licensed and unlicensed personnel to implement plan of
care.
e. Utilizes the results of evidence-based research to improve
clinical outcomes.
4. Administers medications and performs treatments as ordered.
5. Provides patient/family education to affect desired clinical
outcomes.
6. Observes and/or makes periodic rounds on assigned patients
independently, with physicians, and other members of the health
care team.
7. Reports pertinent patient assessment data, plan of care and
response to all appropriate members of the health care team.
8. Documents nursing process and other pertinent patient/family
information completely and accurately.
9. Participates in interdisciplinary patient care conferences.
Communicates with other health care team members to resolve
operational problems, patient satisfaction and clinical
initiatives.
10. Completes competency for preceptor and/or charge nurse role at
the direction/discretion of the nurse manager.
11. Completes competencies for unit specific responsibilities.
12. Takes on-call as needed.
13. Participates in the following:
a. Mandatory training requirements as per unit/hospital
policies
b. Continuing education/inservices to enhance knowledge
c. Staff meetings
d. Performance improvement initiatives
e. Orientation of new staff, students and/or volunteers
f. Participation in community activities is encouraged.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
--- Graduate of a state approved and/or accredited RN program
required
--- BSN or obtain BSN within 5 years of hire required
--- BSN upon hire preferred
--- Work experience in unit specific specialty preferred.
--- Basic computer knowledge.
--- Excellent communication and customer service skills
required.
LICENSE, CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Massachusetts Registered Nurse
License.
LIFE SUPPORT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: All registered nurses need
Basic Life Support certification. Some departments required
additional life support certification:
A4 nurses also require Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Labor & Delivery, Mother/Baby Unit and Special Care Nursery nurses
also require Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Maternal Child Health Float Pool require NRP and if float onto A4,
PALS is required.
A1, ICU, Radiology, Ambulatory Care Unit, Cardiac Rehab,
Cardiology, Endoscopy, Pain Center, and Med/Surg Float Pool nurses
also require Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Emergency Department, Walk in Urgent Care, Urgent Care Woburn, and
Post Anesthesia Care (PACU) Unit nurses also require both ACLS and
PALS.FLSA Status:Non-ExemptAs a health care organization, we have a
responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and
protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth
Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against
influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. about
this requirement.More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses,
doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more,
making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion
can make us even stronger.Equal Opportunity
Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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