Registered Nurse - Peabody Emergency Department Per Diem

About the role

A Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide expected standards of care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, spiritual, safety and age-appropriate considerations of patients. The Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care, in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act of Massachusetts Rules & Regulations- 244 CMR 3.0, shall bear full and ultimate responsibility for the quality of nursing care he/she provides to individuals and groups.

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.
• The professional relationship is based upon Lahey Clinic’s guiding principles and positive effective communication. This relationship extends beyond formal assessment to integrate the particular patient’s response and his/her religious/spiritual, ethnic and cultural beliefs into the plan of care.
  • 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.
• The Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care 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.
  • Demonstrate ability to fulfill role in Regulatory compliance and readiness.
• The Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care achieves clinical scholarship through experiences with patients, through collaboration with colleagues and leadership and through formal education.
  • Learns to transform into knowledge through self-reflection and analysis.
  • Upholds standards of quality nursing care.
  • Demonstrates a commitment to life long learning.
  • Demonstrates evidenced based practice (EBP) in nursing.

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

• Clinical Skills/Technical Knowledge: Demonstrates the necessary clinical skills and technical knowledge to provide care for patients according to Nursing Policy and Procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.

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.

Pay

$37.00 - $95.37