Med Surg Nurse Emergency Department

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Ways in which nurses come to understand the problems, issues or concerns of patients/families, to attend to relevant/critical information, and to respond in concerned and involved ways.
• 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.
• Establishes professional relationship with nurses, physicians and other colleagues and patients and families.
• Supports Lahey Clinics commitment to community based activities both within the Lahey community and beyond.
• Supports the development of others and creates a practice climate of responsiveness and learning based on Benner’s Novice to Expert skills acquisition model.
• 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.
• Fulfills role in Regulatory compliance and readiness.
• Achieves clinical scholarship through experiences with patients, through collaboration with colleagues and leadership and through formal education.
• Transforms learning into knowledge through self-reflection and analysis.
• Upholds standards of quality nursing care.
• Commitment to life long learning.
• Commitment to evidenced based practice (EBP) in nursing.

Organizational Requirements

• Incorporates Lahey Clinic Guiding Principles, Mission Statement, and Goals into daily activities.
• Complies with all Lahey Clinic Policies.
• Complies with behavioral expectations of the department and Lahey Clinic.
• Maintains courteous and effective interactions with colleagues and patients.
• Understands the job description, performance expectations, and competency assessment.
• Commitment toward meeting and exceeding the needs of our customers and consistently adheres to Customer Service standards.
• Participates in departmental and/or interdepartmental quality improvement activities.
• Participates in and successfully completes Mandatory Education.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of a state approved and/or accredited School of Nursing
• Licensure, Certification, Registration: Current license to practice professional nursing from the Massachusetts Board of Registration
• BLS certification from American Heart Association or American Red Cross.