Registered Nurse- Ambulatory Surgery- 36hr Days

Job Description

The Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care provides care directly to patients and collaborates with other healthcare team members. Essential duties include:

• 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.
• Edits patient and family education about the patient’s illness and treatment including preventative measures appropriate to the patient.
• Supports Lahey Clinics commitment to community based activities both within the Lahey community and beyond.
• 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.
• Demonstrate ability to fulfill role in Regulatory compliance and readiness.
• Upholds standards of quality nursing care.
• Demonstrates a commitment to life long learning.
• Demonstrates 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.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the job description, performance expectations, and competency assessment.
• Demonstrates a 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.
• Performs all other duties as needed or directed to meet the needs of the department.

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.
• Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:
  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.

Pay Range

$37.00 – $95.37