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Mass General Brigham

Early-stage life science venture investor

Registered Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Part-timeOak Bluffs, MA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • An Associate's degree in Nursing is required; a Bachelor's degree in Nursing is preferred.
  • A current Registered Nurse state license is required.
  • Basic Life Support/CPR certification is required within one week of hire; American Heart Association and American Red Cross certifications are accepted.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support certifications are required before orientation is completed or within six months of hire, whichever comes first.
  • The role requires the ability to coordinate and supervise staff assignments, make assignments, and check that job duties and responsibilities are completed.
  • The role requires the ability to use a telephone, fax, copier, and other equipment associated with nursing practice.
  • The role requires standing or walking for 90% of the shift and frequently pushing, climbing, bending, reaching, stooping, squatting, and helping lift objects and patients weighing five to 300 pounds.
  • The role requires use of hands, fingers, arms and wrists, hearing, smell, and verbal skills.
  • Color vision is required to perceive changes in skin color and use color-coded tubing lines.
  • The role requires use of face shields or masks, gloves, protective clothing, safety glasses, and other protective equipment associated with patient care.
  • The role requires availability for day, evening, and/or night shifts, rotating weekend shifts, unit rotations, additional shifts, overtime as needed, and work during a declared hospital emergency.
  • The role requires availability to stay overnight when necessary during patient transports off island.
  • The role requires participation in 75% of unit staff meetings, Nursing Steering Committee, patient care conferences, and/or one unit-relevant project per year.
  • The role requires maintaining confidentiality of organizational and patient information under hospital policy and applicable statutes.

Responsibilities

  • Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for patients from birth through adulthood, based on assessed needs and prescribed medical therapy.
  • Collect and document data relevant to each patient's actual and potential needs within 24 hours of admission.
  • Document and report significant findings from ongoing patient assessments.
  • Formulate patient care plans based on age-specific needs and accepted standards of practice.
  • Communicate the patient care plan in writing and verbally through shift reports and established procedures.
  • Formulate a discharge plan within 24 hours of admission, seeking guidance when needed.
  • Implement and document the teaching plan in the patient record.
  • Organize patient care, set priorities, provide the most acutely needed care first, and implement physician and nursing orders within appropriate timeframes.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in administering treatments, procedures, and equipment appropriate to the unit or department, as shown by the skills checklist.
  • Administer and document medications safely according to established procedures, with no more than three documented errors per year.
  • Use standard precautions as outlined in the Nursing Department Infection Control Manual.
  • Complete the discharge screening tool upon admission, make appropriate referrals to other care services, and implement an individualized teaching plan based on actual discharge needs.
  • Evaluate nursing interventions in response to changing patient situations and patient outcomes.
  • Prioritize nursing interventions in complex and rapidly changing patient situations and document outcomes in the patient record.
  • Demonstrate competency in medical equipment, age-specific assessment and intervention, and procedures such as intravenous therapy, medication administration, and initiation of telemetry, as required for the role.
  • Attend mandatory Hospital and Nursing Department in-service training sessions and meetings.
  • Maintain an environment that supports high standards of patient care and Nursing Department staff.
  • Support open communication, consensus decision-making, group goal setting, and shared responsibility.
  • Assume responsibility and accountability for nursing practice.
  • Collaborate with other health professionals and providers.
  • Communicate with patients, family members, and Hospital personnel professionally and with consideration for their concerns, dignity, and respect.
  • Follow Hospital and Nursing Department policies, maintain professional dress and hygiene, and wear an identification badge while working.
  • Participate in disciplinary, performance-improvement, and professional-growth activities.
  • Review and sign all in-service updates.
  • Recognize limitations in skills and knowledge and seek guidance from appropriate colleagues when needed.
  • Identify and meet individual annual goals aligned with the Nursing Department's short- and long-term goals.
  • Participate in unit and Nursing Department decision-making processes.
  • Demonstrate leadership skills and safely intervene in acute unit problems according to Nursing Department and Hospital procedures.
  • Assist other staff members during orientation and when requested.
  • Contribute constructive feedback to the development and implementation of Nursing Department goals and objectives.
  • When serving as Day Charge nurse, attend discharge-planning meetings.
  • When serving as Clinical Director, provide guidance to nursing units to coordinate, direct, and evaluate Nursing Department personnel activities.
  • Serve as the onsite nursing administrative authority when directed.

Desired Qualifications

  • Three years of prior related emergency department experience is preferred.
  • Professional certification in applicable nursing fields is preferred.
  • Trauma Nursing Core Course and Neonatal Resuscitation Program credentials are preferred.
  • CPI, AVADE, or MOAB training is preferred.

About the Company

Mass General Brigham

Early-stage life science venture investor

Mass General Brigham Ventures funds early-stage life science ideas arising from Mass General Brigham’s research network. It provides first access to deal flow and proprietary rights, backing the formation and growth of new companies and technologies. It uses capital and support to help translate bold innovations into drugs and medical technologies that improve patient outcomes worldwide.

Company size
1-10
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
$1.9B
Headquarters
Cambridge, MA
Founded
2008

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