Staff Nurse RN

Position Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) will utilize the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to ensure quality‑nursing care and to maximize the quality of life for the patients. The RN is an integral member of the clinical support team, and collaborates with other multidisciplinary members to meet the clinical needs of the patients. The RN is an active supporter of the culture change initiatives, and serves as a role model and mentor to others. In addition, the RN will demonstrate a strong commitment to the philosophy and mission of Hebrew SeniorLife and recognize patient’s dignity and choice in all aspects of daily life. They are an active participant in the activities, work, and social environment of the units, and strive to make every patient encounter into a positive and meaningful experience and opportunity, while ensuring the provision of safe and efficient quality care.

Core Competencies

• Demonstrates empathy and compassion with all interactions with patients and with families
• Articulates importance of supporting independence and patient choice when caring for patients
• Demonstrates strong communication skills and ability to foster teamwork
• Articulates commitment to excellence and high quality care
• Articulates the importance of accountability and personal ownership related to teamwork and patient care
• Demonstrates strong critical thinking skills
• Demonstrates ability to coach and mentor others to achieve high quality care

Responsibilities

• Ensures all care delivered is within the scope and established standards of safe professional nursing practice and HSL core competencies
• Collaborates with other members of the clinical support team (MD, NP, nurses, social worker, therapists, dietician) to meet the clinical needs of the patient and monitor outcomes of care
• Adheres to best practice recommendations and implements evidence‑based interventions to ensure optimum outcomes for patients
• Practices in a primary nursing model and maintains accountability for a set of assigned patients
• Collaborates and participates in care planning activities and supports autonomy and individual choice wherever possible
• Ensures adherence to the plan of care, revises as necessary, and ensures the plan accurately reflects an individualized approach to patient’s needs
• Documents appropriately in the electronic medical record
• Identifies and seeks out necessary resources as needed to ensure the provision of safe and effective care
• Delegates and supervises clinical care delivered by the licensed practical nurse and the nursing assistant
• Assumes accountability for his/her own learning needs and professional development
• Demonstrates critical thinking abilities in problem resolution
• Role models professional behavior
• Actively participates in shared governance, committees, etc.
• Collaborates in the development of new work processes and systems
• Serves as a resource and support to the elder assistants in the units
• Identifies and responds to safety concerns on the unit and neighborhood
• Maintains compliance with policies, procedures, practice and regulatory matters
• Participates in the collection and monitoring of quality data to ensure high standards of care
• Participates in performance improvement projects
• Participate and assists with activities (i.e. assist with serving meals)
• Serves as a coach and mentor to all staff, i.e. PCAs and LPNs
• May be assigned charge nurse responsibilities, including:
  • Giving shift report to on‑coming staff
  • Providing clinical/supervisory oversight to assigned unit during shift
  • Delegating assignments to the team assigned to shift
  • Initiating necessary reports including DPH, incident reports, and concern resolutions
  • Assuring completion of admissions or discharges during shift
  • Attending rounds (wound, physician, etc.)
  • Providing oversight of LPN assessments (as assigned) and co‑signing nursing assessments and initial care plans
  • Developing patient care assignments, creating schedules, contributing to performance evaluations, and educating staff on HSL policy and procedure
• Completes special projects as assigned

Qualifications

• Graduate of approved school of nursing required; BSN preferred
• Current Massachusetts license as an R.N. in good standing
• Previous experience preferred
• Understand the philosophy and support the model of care at HRC required
• Must be professional, proactive, collaborative, conscientious and results‑oriented individual
• Must have an optimistic and positive demeanor, excellent oral and written communication skills, good intuition and ability to adapt to changing priorities with sound judgment and a sense of humor
• Superb organizational skills and solid analytical skills
• Creative, proactive yet disciplined, able to streamline work volume and maintain bottom‑line efforts while multitasking and reprioritizing
• Ability to innovate, think strategically and conceptually, manage multiple projects simultaneously and handle difficult situations
• Motivated to learn and flexible to change
• Computer literacy required