Registered Nurse, Adult Primary Care (General Internal Medicine), 30 Hours (Days/Evenings)

Job Description

Position : Registered Nurse

Department : General Internal Medicine (Adult Primary Care)

Schedule : 30 hours per week - Days / Evenings

Essential Responsibilities / Duties

The registered nurse, adheres to the rules and regulations of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing. is primarily responsible for professional performance and direct patient care.

The role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients and their families across the health care continuum.

The registered nurse is accountable for clinical, educational, quality and fiscal patient care outcomes using the model of care designed by the nursing department and in accordance with established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines and standards of practice.

Education

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Nursing degree : Diploma, ASN or BSN (preferred), Ability to obtain BSN within 4 years

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Required

Registration and current RN licensure in the state of MA in good standing required.

Requires current basic life support (BLS) certification. Some units may require Advanced Cardiac Life support ( ACLS) certification.

Knowledge And Skills

Additional certifications may be required for certain practice areas

• Ability to function in a high-paced outpatient clinic.
• Experience with telephone triage preferred
• Evaluate the information provided by patients and recommend emergency care, home care, or a doctor's visit based on the severity and circumstances of their condition.
• Educate patients on different ways to manage their symptoms over the phone.
• Support medical response teams in bringing patients into the hospital.
• Basic computer proficiency inclusive of ability to access, enters, and interpret computerized data / information.
• Effective interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with various members of the health care team, patients, and families.
• Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work. Multilingual skills (beyond that of English) in languages appropriate to the patient populations served by the medical center preferred.
• Ability to effectively delegate appropriate patient care activities.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the patient populations served. Physical ability to meet the core job responsibilities in accordance with practice setting demands for the patient populations regularly served.
• Ability to effectively manage stress due to critical issues related to patient care, changing organizational climate and personnel issues.
• Provide education about health conditions to patients and their families.
• In emergency / crisis situations, demonstrates effective decision making in accordance with standards of clinical nursing practice, re-prioritizes patient care needs, initiates appropriate response actions, and directs other team members to ensure a complete and coordinated response.
• Documents patient’s response to interventions as well as revisions in diagnoses, outcomes and plan of care according to departmental policy.

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