Ambulatory Surgery RN
Company: Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Location: Burlington
Posted on: April 25, 2024
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Job Description:
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a
job, you're making a difference in people's lives.Job
Type:RegularScheduled Hours:36Work Shift:Day (United States of
America)Schedule: 4 nine hour shifts 11:00am-8:30pm. No weekends no
holidays.
Under the general supervision of the Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse
Manager/Tertiary Team Leader, the Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary
Care practices within the Lahey Clinic Professional Practice Model,
MA Nurse Practice Act, ANA Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics
and demonstrates Lahey Clinic's core values that reflect its
Mission. The nurse-patient/family relationship, continuity of care
and accountability are central to the delivery of individualized
high quality patient care.
A Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care demonstrates the knowledge
and skills necessary to provide expected standards of care based on
physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, spiritual, safety
and age-appropriate considerations of patients.
The Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care, in accordance with the
Nurse Practice Act of Massachusetts Rules & Regulations- 244 CMR
3.0, shall bear full and ultimate responsibility for the quality of
nursing care he/she provides to individuals and groups. Included in
such responsibility are health maintenance, teaching, counseling,
collaborative planning and restoration of optimal functioning and
comfort or for the dignified death of those they serve.
The Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care assumes the
responsibility for the plan of care and has the authority to make
decisions and is held accountable for decisions specific to
assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the plan.
The registered nurse facilitates the coordination of care across
the continuum and demonstrates safe practice within the domains
of:
--- Clinical judgment and decision making
--- Professional Relationships
--- Clinical leadership
--- Clinical scholarship
A responsibility and function of the Staff Registered Nurse:
Tertiary Care includes Delegation & Supervision in accordance with
the Nurse Practice Act of Massachusetts Rules & Regulations- 244
CMR 3.0 Registered Nurse and Licensed Practical Nurse: Board of
Registration in Nursing and the ANA Principles of Delegation. The
delegating registered nurse at Lahey Clinic bears the full and
ultimate responsibility that includes but is not limited to:
--- Making an appropriate assignment
--- Properly and adequately teaching, directing and supervising the
delegate
--- The outcome of the delegation
The Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care provides care directly to
patients and in collaboration with other health care team members.
The Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care maintains a current level
of knowledge and skill with technical procedures as defined by
nursing specialty organization, complies with all regulations and
standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies, and is currently
licensed in the state of Massachusetts as a registered nurse.Job
Description:Essential Duties & Responsibilities: including but not
limited to:I. -Clinical Judgment and Decision Making: Ways in which
nurses come to understand the problems, issues or concerns of
patients/families, to attend to relevant/critical information, and
to respond in concerned and involved ways.A. - - -The Staff
Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care is expected to and is accountable
for providing safe patient care by demonstrating organizational
skills that maintain and coordinate safe delivery of quality care
for assigned patients/families. ---- - - -Develops a culturally
competent plan of care that identifies patient problems, expected
outcomes, and addresses preventative measures.B. - - -Performs
systematic patient and family assessment relevant to practice
settings.C. - - -Delivers care that is specific to the age of the
patient.D. - - -Evaluates effectiveness of care and adapts plan
based on patient/family response. -II. Professional Relationship:
The professional relationship is based upon Lahey Clinic's guiding
principles and positive effective communication. This relationship
extends beyond formal assessment to integrate the particular
patient's response and his/her religious/spiritual, ethnic and
cultural beliefs into the plan of care.A. - - -Establishes
professional relationship with nurses, physicians and other
colleagues and patients and families. - - ---- - - -The
relationship includes the patient and family as a partner in care
and is based upon Swanson's Theory of Caring.B. - - -Educates the
patient and family about the patient's illness and treatment
including preventative measures appropriate to the patient.C. - -
-Supports Lahey Clinics commitment to community based activities
both within the Lahey community and beyond.III. Clinical
Leadership: -The Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care supports the
development of others and creates a practice climate of
responsiveness and learning based on Benner's Novice to Expert
skills acquisition model. -This supports the retention and
recruitment of clinically competent nurses. - The ability to lead
and influence the reasoning of colleagues in the patient's best
interest depends on skillful comportment, authoritative clinical
knowledge and wisdom, the conviction to act as an ethical agent
despite adverse consequences, and the ability to listen and enhance
others' strengths. -A. - - -Demonstrates professional behavior by
adhering to unit policies and procedures, practice guidelines
specific to the setting and the ANA Code of Ethics. -B. - -
-Demonstrates skills as a responsive team member.C. - -
-Demonstrates role of nurse as teacher.D. - - -Demonstrate ability
to fulfill role in Regulatory compliance and readiness.IV. Clinical
Scholarship: The Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care achieves
clinical scholarship through experiences with patients, through
collaboration with colleagues and leadership and through formal
education. Learning is transformed into knowledge through
self-reflection and analysis.A. - - -Upholds standards of quality
nursing care.B. - - -Demonstrates a commitment to life long
learning. -C. - - -Demonstrates evidenced based practice (EBP) in
nursing.Organizational Requirements:--- - - -Incorporates Lahey
Clinic Guiding Principles, Mission Statement, and Goals into daily
activities. ---- - - -Complies with all Lahey Clinic Policies. ----
- - -Complies with behavioral expectations of the department and
Lahey Clinic.--- - - -Maintains courteous and effective
interactions with colleagues and patients.--- - - -Demonstrates an
understanding of the job description, performance expectations, and
competency assessment.--- - - -Demonstrates a commitment toward
meeting and exceeding the needs of our customers and consistently
adheres to Customer Service standards.--- - - -Participates in
departmental and/or interdepartmental quality improvement
activities.--- - - -Participates in and successfully completes
Mandatory Education.--- - - -Performs all other duties as needed or
directed to meet the needs of the department.Minimum
Qualifications:Experience: - -- Must have 3 years of RN experience
in PACU or Critical CareEducation: Graduate of a state approved
and/or accredited School of NursingLicensure, Certification,
Registration: ---- - - -Current license to practice professional
nursing from the Massachusetts Board of Registration ---- - - -BLS
certification from American Heart Association or American Red
Cross.Skills, Knowledge & Abilities: - - - - - - - -Clinical
Skills/Technical Knowledgea. - - -Demonstrates the necessary
clinical skills and technical knowledge to provide care for
patients according to Nursing Policy and Procedures. -See Skill
Record.b. - - -Demonstrates the necessary clinical skills and
knowledge to provide care for patients according to the
unit-specific competencies. -See Skill Record.c. - - -Excellent
interpersonal and organizational skills.FLSA Status:Non-ExemptAs a
health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything
in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues
and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all
staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a
condition of employment. about this requirement.More than 35,000
people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists,
researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients'
lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.Equal
Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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