Registered Nurse, RN - Medical , Per Diem

Position: Registered Nurse, RN - Medical 5, Per Diem
Registered Nurse, RN
- Medical 5, Per Diem Our website uses cookies to improve your experience. We also use analytic cookies to monitor how people use the website, with a goal of making improvements and making the site more useful.### Registered Nurse, RN
- Medical 5, Per Diem Apply:
Melrose Wakefield Hospital:
Per Diem:
Posted Today:
R26818
** Unit

Summary:

** This unit cares primarily for adult acute care patients who have a wide variety of diagnosis and co-morbidities. Patients most commonly have cardiac and medical conditions but may also be post-surgical.  Common medical diagnoses are chest pain, pneumonia, renal failure, COPD, CHF, atrial fibrillation, GI bleed and syncope. Post pacemaker and Cardiac Cath/PCI patients can be placed here as well.

These patients require telemetry monitoring.
Medical 5 encourages staff involvement in shared governance and continued professional growth.  It has been recognized as the Daisy Team of the Year.  This unit includes a variety of new graduates and experienced nurses who collaborate with multidiscipline to provide high quality care.  39-bed Med Surg/Tele Unit  
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* Hours:

Per Diem*
* ** Job Profile Summary
** This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders.  In addition, this role focuses on 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.
A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs.  The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education.
An experienced level role that applies practical knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.
Works independently with general supervision, problems faced are difficult but typically not complex, and may influence others within the job area through explanation of facts, policies and practices.
** Job Overview
** The RN II independently provides direct nursing care to patients and their families in accordance with established policies, procedures, and practices.  
** Job Description
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* Minimum Qualifications:

** 1. Massachusetts RN Licensure.
2. 12 Months - Less than 3 Years of RN Experience.
3. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
4. Department Specific:
Certification(s) relevant to the department and the type of patient care being provided may be required.  
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* Preferred Qualifications:

** 1. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
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* Duties and Responsibilities:

** The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list.  Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.  
1. Participates in and maintains awareness of performance improvement initiates.
2. Conscientiously evaluates and integrates evidence-based practice and research into clinical practice.
3. Conducts and documents accurate clinical assessments.
4. Develops, implements, and evaluates the patient’s individualized plan of care.
5. Uses professional nursing judgment to individualize the plan of care based on assessment of the patient's needs.
6. Manages own patient assignment by delegating and effectively based on patient needs and skills of team members.
7. Develops a comprehensive educational plan for the…