Massachusetts Healthcare Jobs

Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Beth Israel Deaconess Milton is committed to improving the health of our community by providing exceptional, personalized health care with dignity, compassion and respect.

The Resource Nurse is responsible for the smooth and efficient patient flow on the unit. Ensuring that standards of practice are maintained, reviewed, and continuously developed and that staff deliver safe, effective, patient-centered, efficient, timely, and equitable care within their scope of practice as part of the multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Beth Israel Milton is currently seeking a part-time Resource Nurse for the day shift.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the general supervision of the Nurse Manager, or designee, within the framework of the RN license, participates in the following activities:

Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilization and integration of evidence; setting, implementing, and monitoring evidence based policies, procedures, and protocols

Ensure coordination of the patient's journey by planning and coordinating the episode of care including the smooth transition to other settings, promoting effective discharge, and communication with interdisciplinary and interagency teams as required

Coordinate nursing interventions, influencing clinical decisions and monitoring the quality of patient care provided through using expert clinical knowledge relevant to own field of practice, underpinned by theory and experience

Act as a role model, creating a supportive ethos to empower staff to contribute to the delivery of very high quality person-centered care

Assigns all team members to patient assignments, including breaks and lunch

Attends interdisciplinary rounds, follow up with action items and communicate to the team

Directs admissions, discharge, and general flow of patients

Works in collaboration with the nursing supervisors and the ED Resource Nurse

While daily goals must be met, effective resource nurses ae flexible and able to prioritize and adapt during emergent situations

Maintains adequate supplies on the unit

Ensure all equipment on the unit is fully working in collaboration with bio-med

Maintains and check all emergency equipment is in working order

Creating an environment in which effective learning can take place

Provides patient care utilizing the nursing process

Systematically asses the health status of the patient

Analyzes and interprets data and makes nursing judgments regarding care

Plans, implements, and coordinates nursing interventions

Evaluates outcome of nursing interventions

Revises/updates plan of care

Documents nursing process clearly and concisely

Considers specific culture beliefs and practices when caring for patients. Utilizes interpreter services for patients with limited English proficiency.

Performs all duties in accordance with safety and other laws, rules, and regulations as set forth by appropriate regulatory and governmental agencies and in accordance with established departmental and hospital policy and procedure

Adheres to standard precautions

Actively participates in unit-based Q.I. studies and unit meetings

Attends and/or participates in in-house or outside training programs to improve and augment skills and knowledge

Assess, plans, and implements nursing care of the patient recovering from moderate sedation and anesthesia, utilizing special skills, knowledge, and judgment in observing, reporting, and responding to symptoms and condition of patients and adheres to established philosophy, policies, and procedures

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COMPONENTS:

Employee maintains competencies (position specific and hospital-wide) required for the specific patient population served

Performs all duties in accordance with safety and other laws, rules, and regulations as set forth by appropriate regulatory and governmental agencies and in accordance with established departmental and hospital policy and procedure

May be required to perform similar or related duties as may be necessary on an emergency basis or as designated by the department manager or supervisor

The nature of the tasks/responsibilities required of employees in this position will likely expose them to bloody and bodily fluids. Employees will be oriented to and required to understand and follow the standard precautions for infection control. A summary list of all tasks and procedures that may cause exposure to blood and body fluids is listed in the Physical Abilities Job Description. Also identified is the protective gear that is available.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and skill required of personnel so classified.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Current licensure by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing

Basic Life Support certification required

Advanced Cardiac Life Support required

Current IV skill preferred, completion of IV competency within six months of hire

At least two years medical-surgical experience preferred

Telemetry experience required.

Job Description:

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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