RN
Company: Cambridge Health Alliance
Location: Somerville
Posted on: May 6, 2022
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Job Description:
Location: CHA Somerville Campus Work Days: N Category:
Registered Nurse Department: 5 East and 5 West Job Type: Full time
Work Shift: Night Hours/Week: 40.00 Union: Yes Union Name: MNA
SomervilleDEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:Summary:The Registered Nurse is
responsible and accountable for planning and providing patient care
for patients in accordance with established Nursing Standards of
Care. He/she demonstrates initiative, knowledge and clinical skills
in caring for the patient with complex needs. The Registered Nurse
demonstrates the ability to effectively manage patients by assuming
full responsibility for the assessment, plan, implementation and
evaluation of nursing care and is directly reports to a designated
nurse manager and/or clinical manager / off shift
manager.Responsibilities:Collaboration: Identifies own strengths,
limitations, and values in functioning as a member Elicits others
advice and perspectives including that of the patient and
participates fully in interdisciplinary forums that promote an
integrated approach to patient care, e.g. multidisciplinary rounds,
team meetings Access appropriate resources to advocate for and
optimize patient care considers the interests of all team members,
making choices that best benefit patient family Advocacy and Moral
Agency Understands the concepts of accountability for own nursing
practice able to recognize basic ethical Recognizes tensions
between professional autonomy and systems factors demonstrates
professional comportment behaviors including attention to
appearance demeanor, respect for self and others and attention to
professional boundaries among patients, families, and caregivers
Recognizes the need for using an ethical decision making framework
for clinical situations and obtains assistance in solving ethical
dilemmas as needed Caring Practices: Expresses empathy and
compassion for patients and families treats everyone with courtesy,
dignity and respect consistently participates in patient rounding/
huddle/ use of white boards/ bedside Demonstrates emotional
intelligence, i.e., the capacity to perceive, assess, and manage
the emotions of one's self and others Demonstrates meaningful
connections by knowing the patients they serve Provides patient
centered care with sensitivity and respect for the diversity of
human experience Communicates patient values, preferences and
expressed needs to health care team Assesses the impact of cultural
beliefs and systems on patient responses to care Develops
interventions that take into consideration individual beliefs,
customs, and practices Demonstrates use of proactive communication
and interpersonal skills in response to patient needs and concerns
Clinical Judgment: Consistently collects and interprets patient
data from all available sources Applies knowledge to clinical
presentation to make decisions and evaluate clinical outcomes Sets
plan of care priorities based on identified patient needs and uses
appropriate technologies in the process of assessing and monitoring
patients and documenting care collaborates with interdisciplinary
team to plan for multiple complex patient care Clinical Inquiry:
Follows evidence based standards and guidelines Recognizes changing
patient conditions and responds immediately Describes reliable
sources for locating research, evidence reports and clinical
guidelines relevant to clinical practice area Tailors standards and
guidelines to the needs of individual patients Uses QI tools and
methodologies to assess performance and identify gaps between
current unit & best practice related to key clinical outcome
measures Systems Thinking: Considers system resources available in
the practice area when developing the plan of care for a patient or
group of patients Brings issues of concern at the practice area
level to the attention of others when assistance is needed to
facilitate resolution Demonstrates understanding that care and
services are delivered in a variety of settings along a care
continuum Recognizes how to obtain resources beyond those of the
unit and does so on behalf of patients/families as needed
Identifies and works to remove barriers that block the delivery of
reliable customer service Facilitation of Learning: Initiates
independent learning based on identified needs and reflective
practices Actively engages as a super user or unit champion during
roll out of new products equipment, processes, e.g., EPIC,
rounding, code chill, etc . Seeks out opportunities to learn, teach
and positively influence others and advance practice using quality
improvement methodologies and current evidence/data Based on
learning needs assessment, effectively uses teach back methodology,
motivational interviewing, and self-management goals to provide
meaningful patient/family education Leadership: Embraces continuous
improvement, is flexible and open to new ideas Participates in
activities that help formulate solutions to unit ineffectiveness
and/or failures that impact patient care, e.g., recommends change
in policies and procedures through appropriate Participates in
change process to improve patient care, the work environment, and
patient and staff satisfaction Seeks out opportunities to serve as
change leader in practice area Acts as an effective role model and
resource for students and ancillary staff Professionalism:
Demonstrates engagement in lifelong learning and self-assessment of
ongoing professional development needs Known as a relationship
builder in the practice area - champions working together and
creating synergy Participates in development of innovative
solutions to clinical issues Practices as an autonomous clinical
decision maker Is an effective steward of available clinical
resources, e.g., accurate assessment of patient acuity when making
decisions regarding staffing, transfers and assignments Customer
Service: Creates positive impressions that consistently demonstrate
actions associated with CHA service standards and professionalism
Consistently manages up other co-workers, departments, providers,
and Patient Safety: Adheres to established safety practices, e.g.,
National Patient Safety goals and evidence based guidelines /
protocols to prevent adverse patient outcomes Adheres to regulatory
requirements, e.g., DPH, TJC, DMH, Medicare, etc Adheres to the
five rights of medication administration, and related documentation
standards Adheres to department documentation standards and uses
data from electronic record to guide patient care Uses available
technologies to support and enhance patient care, e.g., smart
pumps, call bell system, EPIC reports, smart phrases, acuity tools,
etcTechnical and Procedural Skills Demonstrates appropriate
procedural /technical competence specific to practice area ( Unit /
Clinic Specific Competencies & required certifications and work
experience)MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Other information:All newly hired
RN candidates must have a BSN degree within 1 year of
hireLicensure: MA. RN Licensure requiredCertifications: Maintains
current Basic Life Support "C" certification In keeping with
federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA)
policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against
anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status,
national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran
status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We
are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of
discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment
opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the
recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or
any other condition of employment or career development.
Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs,
or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA,
encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.
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