Graduate Resident Nurse, 5 West, Cardiology Telemetry Unit, 36 hours, Day/Night Rotation

About the role

The Graduate Resident Nurse utilizes the nursing process as the frame of reference for practice and provides direct patient care, with supervision from a registered professional nurse, to patients and families. This is an entry-level nursing position for Graduate Resident Nurses. Training, evaluation, and competencies for this role are overseen by a Nurse Leader in the department. During the first year of employment, you will be enrolled in a Nurse Residency Program. Nurse Leadership will determine a balance of Clinical and Educational time.

Unit description

5 West is a 28 bed telemetry unit with a clinical specialty in Cardiology. Driven by a vision to heal hearts without missing a beat for our patients and each other, our team provides exceptional care to patients with a variety of cardiac and pulmonary conditions. This population of patients includes acute MI, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Arrhythmia management inclusive of medical and invasive procedures, Transcatheter Aortic Valve replacements, pulmonary emboli and other acute cardiac conditions. As a designated Heart CARE Center TM, we work closely with our Cardiovascular teams and procedural areas to deliver clinical excellence in patient-centered care.

5 West offers a unique Clinical Cardiology pathway for those nurses interested in progressing their career and professional growth. This pathway allows growth within the Progressive Care Unit, Critical Care Unit, Emergency Nursing and Cardiac Catheterization/Electrophysiology Labs. We prepare our nurses for a seamless transition to these areas should this be the path they choose.

Responsibilities

Clinical Judgment and Decision Making: Graduate Resident Nurse is expected to and is accountable for providing safe patient care by demonstrating organizational skills that maintain and coordinate safe delivery of quality care for assigned patients/families. Develops a culturally competent plan of care that identifies patient problems, expected outcomes, and addresses preventative measures. Performs systematic patient and family assessment relevant to practice settings. Delivers care that is specific to the age of the patient. Evaluates effectiveness of care and adapts plan based on patient/family response.

Professional Relationship: Establishes professional relationship with nurses, physicians and other colleagues and patients and families. The relationship includes the patient and family as a partner in care and is based upon Swanson's Theory of Caring. Educates the patient and family about the patient's illness and treatment including preventative measures appropriate to the patient. Supports Lahey Clinic's commitment to community-based activities both within the Lahey community and beyond.

Clinical Leadership: Demonstrates professional behavior by adhering to unit policies and procedures, practice guidelines specific to the setting and the ANA Code of Ethics. Demonstrates skills as a responsive team member. Demonstrates role of nurse as teacher. Demonstrate ability to fulfill role in Regulatory compliance and readiness.

Clinical Scholarship: Upholds standards of quality nursing care. Demonstrates a commitment to lifelong learning. Demonstrates evidenced based practice (EBP) in nursing.

Essential duties

• Demonstrates the ability for decision-making by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience in caring for patients.
• Administers medications and treatments.
• Coordinates and assists in the care of patients and directs assistive personnel in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable, and timely patient-centered care.
• Demonstrates initial awareness of environmental forces on health care of patients and their families.
• Develops a collegial and collaborative relationship with other professionals to determine healthcare needs of patients and families.
• Develops relationships with patients and families to maintain and communicate trust and respect.
• Communicates effectively in the exchange of information.
• Demonstrate the ability to act as a patient advocate.
• Maintains all mandatory education requirements, include emergency skills and unit-based competencies.
• Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with the clinical practice specialist.
• Demonstrates a commitment to patients, staff, and to LHMC.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice and patient safety.

Qualifications

Education: Graduate of a state approved and/or accredited School of Nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Licensure, Certification, Registration: Current license to practice professional nursing from the Massachusetts Board of Registration; graduating nursing students must provide NCLEX registration documentation when eligible. American Heart Association - Basic Life Support Certificate.

Experience: 0-1 years related work experience required. Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.

Skills

• Demonstrates the necessary clinical skills and technical knowledge to provide care for patients according to Nursing Policy and Procedures.
• Demonstrates the necessary clinical skills and knowledge to provide care for patients according to the unit-specific competencies.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.

Pay

$37.00 - $37.00