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Job Type:

Per Diem

Scheduled Hours:

0

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

RN Per Diem Medical ICU

Under the general supervision of the Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Tertiary Team Leader, the Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care practices within the Lahey Clinic Professional Practice Model, MA Nurse Practice Act, ANA Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics and demonstrates Lahey Clinic’s core values that reflect its Mission. The nurse-patient/family relationship, continuity of care and accountability are central to the delivery of individualized high quality patient care.

A Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide expected standards of care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, spiritual, safety and age-appropriate considerations of patients.

The Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care, in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act of Massachusetts Rules & Regulations- 244 CMR 3.0, shall bear full and ultimate responsibility for the quality of nursing care he/she provides to individuals and groups. Included in such responsibility are health maintenance, teaching, counseling, collaborative planning and restoration of optimal functioning and comfort or for the dignified death of those they serve.

The Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care assumes the responsibility for the plan of care and has the authority to make decisions and is held accountable for decisions specific to assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the plan. The registered nurse facilitates the coordination of care across the continuum and demonstrates safe practice within the domains of:

• Clinical judgment and decision making

• Professional Relationships

• Clinical leadership

• Clinical scholarship

A responsibility and function of the Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care includes Delegation & Supervision in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act of Massachusetts Rules & Regulations- 244 CMR 3.0 Registered Nurse and Licensed Practical Nurse: Board of Registration in Nursing and the ANA Principles of Delegation. The delegating registered nurse at Lahey Clinic bears the full and ultimate responsibility that includes but is not limited to:

• Making an appropriate assignment

• Properly and adequately teaching, directing and supervising the delegate

• The outcome of the delegation

The Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care provides care directly to patients and in collaboration with other health care team members. The Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care maintains a current level of knowledge and skill with technical procedures as defined by nursing specialty organization, complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies, and is currently licensed in the state of Massachusetts as a registered nurse.

Job Description:

RN Medical ICU LHMC

About Job

Lahey Health believes that the nurse-patient relationship, continuity of care and personal accountability are central to the delivery of individualized high quality patient care. Our exceptional nurses provide extraordinary care to our patients.

As Lahey continues to grow, we are seeking experienced and qualified nurses for our Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU). The MICU, a 12-bed unit is comprised of a team of highly trained nurses that care primarily for medical patients while incorporating best practices into the treatment they provide. Our nurses care for patient’s requiring advanced hemodynamic monitoring, ventilator support and cutting edge treatment modalities; like CVVH. Working collaboratively with the Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine physicians and advanced practitioners, our nurses maintain extensive critical care skills and provide a supportive environment for each other, the patients and the patient’s families.

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center utilizes EPIC for computerized charting and medication administration. Computerized self-scheduling is available along with every third weekend rotation.

Qualifications

• BSN required

• At least 1 year of previous of Nursing experience in acute care or sub-acute setting required

• Critical Care and Telemetry experience preferred

• Current Massachusetts registered Nurse license required.

• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification required

• ACLS certification with American Heart Association preferred

• Demonstrate critical thinking, service excellence and good interpersonal communication skills, ability to read/comprehend written instructions, ability to follow verbal instructions, PC skills

• Lifting 75 lbs. maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

As 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. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.

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