Med Surg Telemetry RN
Gardner, MA
PRIDE Health
5x8 hrs, Evenings
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse, Med/Surg

Location: Gardner, Massachusetts
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: 40-hour evening shift, 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm, every other weekend and holiday

Required Qualifications

• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Valid RN license in Massachusetts
• Med Surg (1 year of experience)
• Med Surg experience within the last year

Preferred Experience

• 1 year of Med/Surg experience
• 1 year of Telemetry experience
• 1 year of Pediatrics experience

Required Skills

• Mature professional behaviors, including tact, empathy, and diplomacy
• Positive working environment promotion
• Achievement motivation
• Concern for order
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Self-confidence
• Customer service orientation
• Interpersonal effectiveness
• Teamwork
• Analytical thinking
• Information seeking

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care
• Provide patient care according to standards, protocols, policies, and procedures
• Educate patients and families based on learning needs
• Prepare patients and families for discharge
• Delegate and supervise nursing interventions
• Prioritize patient care and respond to emergencies as needed
• Document patient data, interventions, and responses accurately and on time
• Report patient status to the care team to support continuity of care
• Promote learning for colleagues and self
• Identify and report patient safety risks and errors
• Address ethical issues in care
• Administer medications and intravenous therapy
• Assess and manage pain
• Complete medication reconciliation documentation
• Interpret and document cardiac rhythm and related findings
• Provide ongoing assessment and teaching for surgical patients
• Recognize abnormal progress and report concerns promptly
• Use pain management devices and related equipment
• Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot surgical patient equipment