Staff RN- Emergency Department

Lawrence General Hospital

• $80K — $95K *

Haverhill, MA 01830In-Person

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Less than 5 years of experience

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Qualifications

Graduate of accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
Current Massachusetts nursing license.
BLS certification required before start date.
ACLS certification required within six months of hire.
PALS or ENPC certification required within one year of hire.
TNCC certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care following established standards, protocols, and procedures.
Collaboratively plan and prepare patients and families for discharge.
Prioritize patient care, seeking assistance and reassigning personnel as needed.
Document patient data, interventions, and responses thoroughly and accurately.
Identify risks to patient safety and report healthcare errors.
Administer medications and IV therapy according to physician orders and protocols.
Assess and reassess patient pain levels, documenting responses.

Benefits

Support for obtaining additional certifications (ACLS, PALS, ENPC).
Opportunities for professional development and continuing education.
Collaborative work environment with emphasis on patient care quality.

Full Job Description

Position Summary:

Emergency nurses specialize in assessing, intervening and stabilizing a variety of trauma and illnesses with decisive action. Due to the range of medical conditions that may require urgent treatment and care, they must be knowledgeable about general as well as specific health issues.

Job Description:

Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures.
Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources necessary.
Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g., seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, reassigns personnel as necessary, recognizes need for emergency intervention, etc.)
Provides thorough, timely and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses including assessment, care plan, patient goals and interventions according to established standards.
Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e., appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician's orders, protocols, policies, and procedures.
Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, utilizing the pain scale (e.g., numerical, FACES and functional goals.)
Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed, as well as documents assessment and patients' response to medication.
Readily accepts accountability for designated patient and effectively hands off patient as required.
Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.
Critical thinking skills and ability to perform medication dosing calculations.
Demonstrates clinical competence in the specialty area of nursing practice preferred.

Requirements:
Education:
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred

Licensure/Certifications:
• Current Massachusetts licensure.
• BLS certification is required for all hires prior to their start date.
• ACLS required within six (6) months from their date of hire to obtain.
• PALS or ENPC required within one (1) year from their date of hire to obtain
• TNCC certifications (preferred)

* Ladders Estimates

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