Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Athol, Massachusetts
Athol Memorial Hospital
$1,839-2,175/weekCommon job information
- Registered Nurses, Current MA license
- AHA BLS required
- ACLS obtained within 60-days of hire
- AHA PALS within six (6) months of hire
- TNCC, ENPC and CEN preferred
- Under the direction of the nurse manager, performs a variety of direct and indirect patient care activities based on standards defined by the Emergency Department.
- Ability to function independently in the Emergency Department.
- Assessment skills, critical thinking skills and communication skills a must as well as a team player.
- Essential Functions: Assesses (and reassesses), plans, implements, and evaluates nursing interventions/plans of care/patient goals.
- Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures.
- Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient's sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
- Provides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning.
- Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary.
- Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.
- 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 according to established standards.
- Provides timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care.
- Promotes learning for colleagues and self (e.g., functions as preceptor, instructor, trainer, attends professional development programs, etc.).
- Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e., appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
- Identifies ethical issues in care and develops a plan to address.
- This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions.
- Minimum Education: AS in nursing required, BS in nursing preferred.
- Minimum Work Experience: 3-5 years ED experience preferred.
- Minimum Licenses and Certifications: Registered Nurses, Current MA license AHA BLS required, ACLS obtained within 60-days of hire, AHA PALS within six (6) months of hire, TNCC, ENPC, and CEN preferred.
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Facility
Athol Memorial Hospital
1 nurse recommends working with Athol Memorial Hospital
Pros
Department is traveler friendly and easy going . The schedule is flexible and the staff is helpful. The food in the cafeteria is good also. It’s also near a rather big shopping plaza.
Cons
It is a small facility and you must wear many hats as an employee. Besides shopping or hiking there is not much else to do on the area.
- Not-For-Profit Hospital
- Critical Access
- 21 beds
- MEDITECH
Athol, MA
About
Located in north-central Massachusetts along the Millers River and settled in 1735, Athol has a long and storied past. The city was originally known as Pequoiag, an Algonquian name, before its incorporation in 1762 when it took its current name, the Scottish home of the dukes of Atholl. It's an area filled with natural beauty and opportunities for all types of outdoor activities like swimming, fishing and hiking, with trails leading to spectacular vistas. In town, you’ll find multiple parks and trails, including Alan E. Rich Environmental Park, a hidden treasure of conservation land with beautiful native plants, picnic tables and benches for tranquil contemplation. Set at the beginning of the Millers River Bluetrail, it's a popular place to launch a canoe or kayak to paddle the 6-mile water course. In charming Downtown Athol, you can visit several shops, restaurants and a bakery.
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