Registered Nurse, PTRC, University, Per Diem

About the Role

Everyone at UMass Memorial Health is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. This position provides exceptional patient care within the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, where academic excellence and leading-edge research support a relentless pursuit of healing for patients, community, and each other.

Responsibilities

• Utilize the Nursing Process for delivery and management of patient's care from Admission to Discharge, appropriate to the developmental age of the patient population
• Perform patient assessment/reassessment according to standard procedure
• Develop and coordinate individual plan of care including discharge planning
• Direct, supervise, coordinate and evaluate nursing care within assigned clinical setting
• Delegate appropriately to others in accordance with job description and competency level
• Document patient care according to standard procedure
• Develop, implement/coordinate and document Education Plan for patient/family/significant other
• Ensure quality and continuity of care through collaboration with other health care providers
• Administer medications, perform treatments, therapies and operate equipment according to policy and procedure
• Assist physician with treatment and procedures and special tests as required or directed
• Participate in and support Nursing Governance activities
• Assume responsibility for professional growth
• Assist in education and development of staff
• Participate in performance improvement initiatives and demonstrate the use of quality improvement in daily operations
• Comply with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives
• Attend variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed
• Comply with all health and safety regulations and requirements
• Respect diverse views and approaches, demonstrate Standards of Respect, and contribute to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors
• Maintain regular, reliable, and predictable attendance
• Perform other similar and related duties as required or directed

Qualifications

• Current Massachusetts Nursing licensure and registration
• BLS is a requirement for every RN unless advance cardiac life support (ACLS) certification is current, in addition to any unit specific certifications and competencies
• Thorough knowledge of the discipline of Nursing
• Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements
• Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments; responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing highly preferred

Pay & Schedule

• Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
• Hiring Range: $52.50 - $57.50 per hour (final offer may vary within this range based on experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations)
• Schedule Details: 4 - 12 hour mixed shifts per month; weekends - every fourth weekend; holidays - one major winter holiday and one major summer holiday
• Shift: 4 - Mixed Shift, 8 Hours
• This position may have a signing bonus available – a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process