Registered Nurse Weekend Position

SUMMARY: Under the direct supervision of the Clinical Manager (or designee) implements, supervises and evaluates the nursing care of each patient using a nursing process and in accordance with established hospital and departmental policies and procedures. From admission to discharge, plans with consideration of the aging process throughout the life span, including all developmental stages as well as cultural patterns.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

• Provides direct patient care.
• Provides leadership by delegating, supervising and participating in safe nursing care activities provided by ancillary personnel.
• Evaluates effectiveness of patient care and identifies opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team, patient, family and community services regarding the patient care outcome/discharge planning.
• Assesses and provides appropriate teaching based on patient and family needs.
• Participates in unit-based quality improvement and research activities.
• Utilizes all available resources to provide quality, cost effective patient care.
• Meets and maintains clinical competencies measured by pre‑determined credentialing standards, mandatory/safety education, and completion of Basic Life Support and ACLS/PALS as appropriate.
• Identifies growth needs and participates in educational opportunities and professional organizations.
• Serves as a role model/preceptor to new graduate nurses and less experienced personnel.
• Assumes charge nurse responsibility for the patient care unit as delegated.

Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

• Baccalaureate in Nursing preferred.
• Must have current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.

• Visual and aural ability to monitor patient status.
• Physical ability to assist in lifting and positioning patients.
• Exposed to patient care environment.
• Physical ability for extensive walking and standing; lifting, positioning, and pushing patients on stretchers.

Weekend Alternative Premium Staffing Program schedule is two consecutive 12 and 1/2‑hour schedules within the hours beginning Friday at 7:00pm and ending Monday at 7:30am.

• Employees shall be paid 1‑1/2 times their regular straight‑time hourly rate of pay for any hours worked.
• The applicable night and weekend differentials and holiday premiums in the collective bargaining agreement will be paid for qualifying hours worked.
• Employee contribution rates for health and dental insurance will be in accordance with the full‑time employee rates.
• Employees in a Weekend Alternative Premium position can request five (5) weekends off per calendar year (or ten (10), twelve and one‑half (12 and 1/2) hour shifts) as vacation, limited to no more than three (3) weekends or six (6) shifts off within a six (6) months period of time with individual weekend days allowable. Four (4) of the weekends or eight (8) twelve and one‑half (12 and 1/2) hour shifts shall be vacation time paid at the employee's base rate of pay, plus the Weekend Alternative Premium and differentials.
  
  The fifth weekend (or two days) shall be paid at the employee's base rate of pay, without the addition of the Weekend Alternative Premium. The fifth weekend (or two days) may be taken as vacation or holiday time. No later than August 1 of each calendar year, an employee shall make an election, for vacation purposes only, for his/her vacation week to be either…