Job Title: RN – Med/Tele
Location: Brockton, MA
Duration: 3 months Contract
Schedule: 7p-7a (48 hours in a week)
Hourly rate: $51/hr to $61/hr on W2 (Negotiable)
Job Summary
- Provide nursing care to patients across the lifespan, from newborn to geriatric populations.
- Practice according to Department of Nursing policies, hospital procedures, and the Massachusetts Nurse Practice Act.
- Work independently within established policies and goals.
- Escalate clinical or operational concerns to the Nurse Manager or appropriate supervisor.
- Direct and/or assist Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and ancillary nursing personnel.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct age- and specialty-appropriate patient assessments and collect relevant health data.
- Analyze assessment findings and identify appropriate nursing diagnoses.
- Establish individualized patient goals and expected outcomes.
- Develop and implement individualized nursing care plans and interventions.
- Monitor, evaluate, and document patient progress in the medical record.
- Provide safe, effective nursing care to assigned patients.
- Administer prescribed medications and IV solutions safely.
- Recognize and report significant changes in patient condition to physicians and appropriate healthcare providers.
- Educate and counsel patients and families regarding their plan of care.
- Support patients and families in coping with illness, stress, and end-of-life situations.
- Advocate for patient dignity, safety, rights, and well-being.
- Make ethical decisions and take appropriate actions on behalf of patients.
- Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
- Apply current professional nursing standards, laws, regulations, and evidence-based practices.
- Maintain current clinical knowledge and required competencies.
- Participate in continuing education as required by Massachusetts regulations.
- Support the professional development of peers and other healthcare providers.
- Use clinical inquiry and research to inform nursing practice.
- Consider safety, effectiveness, and cost when planning and delivering patient care.
- Follow all nursing and hospital policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Work independently or with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrate respect for patient dignity, cultural diversity, and professional communication standards.
- Utilize LEAN strategies for process improvement and systematic problem-solving.
- Perform unit-specific competencies as required by the Nurse Manager or Staff Educator.
- Assume additional responsibilities, including covering for the Nurse Manager when required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Skills & Experience
- Ability to assess patient needs, provide accurate information, and resolve problems using sound judgment and follow-through.
- Ability to remain calm, organized, and logical in stressful or difficult situations.
- Ability to manage frequent interruptions and respond appropriately to unexpected situations.
- Ability to provide constructive feedback and initiate corrective action when needed.
- Ability to effectively manage challenging or difficult patients.
- Ability to adapt to unique situations with limited standardization.
- Ability to interpret written, verbal, diagrammatic, and schedule-based instructions.
- Ability to exercise appropriate judgment when communicating with patients, physicians, colleagues, and external agencies.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
- Open to beginning practitioners/new graduate nurses.
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Experience with MEDITECH electronic medical record/software systems.