Emergency Department Registered Nurse Transition into Practice 7p-7:30a

Emergency Department RN Transition to Practice Program

The 12-week program is tailored to meet individual learning needs in our Level II Trauma Center at South Shore Health. It includes hands-on nursing experience in assessing patients, planning care, and providing care.

Responsibilities

• Manages individualized, outcome-oriented nursing care through 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.
• Develops, discusses, and communicates a prioritized problem list/plan of care for each patient.
• Initiates admission assessment within 8 hours of admissions, identifies and documents patient/family/significant other teaching needs upon admission and throughout hospitalization.
• 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).
• Works on behalf of patient/family. Seeks help to represent patient/family when they are unable to represent themselves. Raises ethical questions and concerns with clinical team. Seeks available resources to help formulate and understand ethical decisions.
• Facilitates discharge/transfer by goal of 12:00pm, communicates barriers utilizing chain of command.
• 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.
• Completes medication reconciliation process following SSH policy and procedure.
• Demonstrates proper procedure for the documentation of narcotic withdrawal, administration, verifies count, wastes per policy and resolves narcotic discrepancy.
• Ensures environment meets regulatory requirements at all times.
• Understands and is able to demonstrate individual roles and responsibilities in the event of hospital codes/emergency preparedness.
• Assumes overall responsibility for own professional development by incorporating evidenced-based practice, research, and performance improvement initiatives as a part of ongoing nursing practice.
• Obtains at least 5 contact hours per year in area of practice.
• Practices within the legal boundaries of MA Nurse Practice Act.
• Directs other licenses and non-licensed personnel as assigned.
• Displays the ability to accept and respond appropriately to feedback and recommendations for change.
• Communicates professionally with colleagues from all disciplines to promote a positive/encouraging workplace.
• Analyzes causes of problems, identifies and evaluates alternative solutions, and selects appropriate solution, and communicates appropriately and effectively utilizing chain of command.
• Works within the legal, regulatory, and ethical standards relevant to the position.
• Complies with applicable policies and procedures.
• Safeguards the privacy and security of patient information.
• Complies with mandatory education requirements of the compliance, privacy, and security programs.
• Welcomes the presence and participation of family members at all times according to patient preferences, regardless of rounds, change of shift, or other events on unit.
• Considers the individual needs of each person with whom they interact.
• Utilizes resources to provide care/services - such as, interpreter services and on-line sources.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education - Preferred: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Minimum Work Experience: Previous Acute Care RN experience preferred.
• Required Licenses/Certifications: RN - Registered Nurse; ACLS (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification - American Heart Association (AHA); BLS (AHA); NRP (AHA); PALS (AHA); TNCC (ENA); ERT (SSH); TCAR (TCAR Education Programs).