Registered Nurse, RN - Short Stay Unit Tufts Medicine · Lowell, MA Posted yesterday

### About the

Job Location:

Short Stay Unit
- Main Campus

Hours:

Full-Time, 36 hours, Nights 7p-7aThe Community RN Career Direct Care Pathway placement is comprised of four levels based on a RN’s minimum experience, education, and qualifications.

Level I - 0 – Less than 12 Months of RN Experience.

Level II - 12 Months
- Less than 3 Years of RN Experience.

Level III - 3 Years
- Less than 8 Years of RN Experience.

Level IV - 8 Years of RN Experience.### About the role

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.

The RN independently provides direct nursing care to patients and their families in accordance with established policies, procedures, and practices.### Qualifications
* 1. Massachusetts RN Licensure.
* 2. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
* 3. Department Specific:
Certification(s) relevant to the department and the type of patient care being provided may be required.
* 4. Experience based on level (I, II, III, or IV).