Cardiac ICU Registered Nurse
Gardner, Massachusetts
Heywood Hospital

Registered Nurse, ICU

Location: Gardner, Massachusetts
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing interventions and patient care plans.
• Provide patient care following standards of care, practice protocols, and policies.
• Deliver patient- and family-centered teaching based on learning needs and readiness.
• Collaborate in discharge planning incorporating support systems and resources.
• Delegate and supervise nursing interventions performed by others appropriately.
• Prioritize patient care, seek assistance, and recognize emergency intervention needs.
• Document all pertinent data, interventions, and patient responses accurately and timely.
• Provide thorough handoff reports to healthcare team members to ensure continuity of care.
• Promote learning and professional development for self and colleagues (e.g., precepting).
• Identify patient safety risks and opportunities to reduce medical errors; report incidents appropriately.
• Address ethical issues in patient care.
• Safely administer medications and intravenous therapy per orders and protocols.
• Assess and manage patient pain using numerical pain scales; document and communicate responses.
• Identify and interpret cardiac arrhythmias and EKG changes accurately.
• Monitor and document thrombolytic and anticoagulation therapy.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in mechanical ventilation, including care of intubated patients.
• Interpret arterial blood gases, pulse oximetry, and signs of impaired gas exchange.
• Understand and assist with hemodynamic monitoring and vascular cannulation.
• Administer vasoactive medications safely, understanding dosage and titration.
• Provide post-operative assessment and monitoring according to protocols.
• Intervene appropriately for complications during recovery from anesthesia or sedation.
• Complete medication reconciliation documentation.
• Implement ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) bundle protocols and report deviations.
• Participate actively in daily multidisciplinary rounds for patient care planning and evaluation.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• ACLS certification upon hire OR active BLS certification with ACLS obtained within 60 days of hire.
• Preferred: CCRN certification.
• Preferred: Minimum 1 year medical-surgical nursing experience.
• Preferred: Previous telemetry experience.
• Preferred: ICU experience.

Notes

• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this position.