Registered Nurse - Infusion - Framingham (32hr)

Job Profile Summary

This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders. It involves performing the following Clinical Nurse duties:

• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the care needs of a designated group of patients or provides nursing care and identified clinical support tasks within the scope of practice for achievement of the patient’s plan of care as directed.
• Provides professional nursing care to patients. Requires a nursing license.

Job Description

• Serves as a patient and family advocate while facilitating a cooperative and collaborative environment among all health care providers.
• Responsible for the planning, delivery and management of patient/family centered care utilizing the nursing process and adhering to the standards of nursing practice embedded in research, evidence based practice and/or best practices.
• Provides clinical excellence, which fosters and supports an environment central to our patient and family centered model of care.

Minimum Qualifications

• Massachusetts RN Licensure.
• Two (2) years of clinical nursing experience.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Three (3) years of clinical nursing experience.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs nursing activities that create a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients and staff, with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and preventing unnecessary suffering.
• Establishes and maintains mutual trust within the nurse-patient/family relationship.
• Affirms patient/family rights through support of their informed decisions and advanced directives.
• Develops and implements individualized outcomes-based care plans incorporating the patient and family’s readiness and barrier to learning.
• Provides and coordinates health teaching which is required by individuals, families and groups to maintain an optimal level of health.
• Utilizes evidence-based interventions and treatments specific to the diagnosis or problem.
• Documents per hospital and regulatory requirements/policies, all aspects of care, including but not limited to, treatments/procedures performed and patient response.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the planned strategies in relation to patient responses and the attainment of expected outcomes including patient response and if desired outcomes have not been achieved.
• Develops, communicates, and coordinates a comprehensive discharge plan utilizing appropriate resources and referrals to community resources to ensure a seamless transition for the patient and their family.
• Develops a comprehensive educational plan for the patient and family, utilizing appropriate resources and documents according to the department’s documentation standards.
• Participates in hospital and/or unit based patient safety, quality improvement, and process improvement activities to support and improve patient outcomes.
• Participates in lifelong learning activities that assist in developing and maintaining their continuing competence, enhance their professional practice and support achievement of their career goals.
• Promotes unit and organizational growth through a shared governance model.

Physical Requirements

• Occasional lifting of 30-35 lbs and turning patients.
• Prolonged standing and walking.
• Occasional twisting, bending, reaching, pushing/pulling, sitting, kneeling, and squatting.
• Exposure to infectious disease and possible carcinogenic chemicals.
• Exposure of blood-borne pathogens.
• Requires fine manual dexterity to lift and maneuver patients.
• Requires visual and aural acuity necessary to monitor patient care.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, physicians, and healthcare team.
• Knowledge of and application of the nursing process.
• Ability to provide care for a designated group of patients according to unit guidelines and hospital policies, procedures and protocols.
• Knowledge of current trends in healthcare including but not limited to advances in technology, pharmacology, treatment care modalities, quality and patient safety.
• Presents self in a professional and calm manner.
• Ability to handle emergency and crisis situations.
• May be subjected to irregular hours.