Resource Nurse RN Emerson 5 Med Surg Ortho

Location: 55 Fogg Road, Weymouth, MA 02190 | Department: SSH Orthopedics Emerson 5 | Status: Part‑time | Shift: Day

About the role

The Resource Nurse is a department‑based leader responsible for ensuring efficient and effective clinical operations during their assigned shift. They make assignments, facilitate patient placement and care progression, lead shift huddles, and act as a clinical resource to staff. They perform patient care as needed, including taking a patient assignment, and provide leadership and direction to the care team during a defined shift.

Pay

Compensation Pay Range: $43.45 – $92.42 per hour

Responsibilities

Clinical Operations

• Oversee clinical operations of the department for a defined shift
• Assist staff with patient care as needed
• Assume a patient assignment as necessary
• Review department staffing for the current shift and next shift
• Make the assignment for the shift and make suggestions for the next shift
• Provide direction and clinical oversight of colleagues during their shift

Compliance & Regulatory Support

• Gather information and documentation for follow‑up of safety events
• Facilitate department preparation when regulatory or accrediting bodies are on campus
• Understand resources available to report compliance concerns
• Assure daily regulatory checks are completed
• Identify and ensure safety reports are submitted
• Act as key stakeholder in everyday readiness

Communication

• Demonstrate effective communication skills including active listening
• Provide in‑the‑moment problem resolution for staff, including seeking assistance from the chain of command (e.g., Administrative Clinical Coordinator, Nurse Manager)
• Provide in‑the‑moment problem resolution for patients and families, including seeking assistance from the chain of command
• Facilitate department huddles
• Facilitate Interdisciplinary Rounds

Resource Allocation

• Identify barriers to care or services, providing creative solutions in real time
• Facilitate patient placement within the department and collaborate with patient flow facilitator
• Facilitate patient care progression as necessary
• Understand and initiate use of health system safety processes (e.g., Rapid Response Team, Bert, Code 8, Code 9)
• Consider cost effectiveness and fiscal responsibility in decision making

Staff Development

• Act as a role model demonstrating adherence to professional standards of conduct and health system policies and procedures
• Provide clinical ongoing support to colleagues
• Enculturate new colleagues to department and division
• Collaborate with department leadership and clinical professional development team to support colleagues’ and students’ professional development and ongoing education

Continuous Improvement

• Remain informed about department quality initiatives
• Act as subject matter expert for the department and patient population served related to contemporary nursing practice
• Consistently prioritize tasks effectively and ensure effective and timely patient throughput
• Remain informed and participate in departmental quality initiatives
• Proactively address practice environment and family experience concerns
• Intervene in real time providing service recovery

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required or currently enrolled in program; must be acquired within 3 years of hire. Demonstrates yearly progress.