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Registered Nurse Per Diem

Hebrew Senior Life • Per Diem • Dedham, MA, US • 7m ago

Overview

The Registered Nurse (RN) will utilize the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to ensure quality-nursing care and to maximize the quality of life for the residents and patients. The RN is an integral member of the clinical support team, and collaborates with other multidisciplinary members to meet the clinical needs of the residents. The RN is an active supporter of the culture change initiatives, and serves as a role model and mentor to others.

In addition, the RN will demonstrate a strong commitment to the philosophy and mission of Orchard Cove and recognize resident’s dignity and choice in all aspects of daily life. They are an active participant in the activities, work, and social environment of the households, and strive to make every resident encounter into a positive and meaningful experience and opportunity, while ensuring the provision of safe and efficient quality care.

Responsibilities

Core Competencies:

Demonstrates empathy and compassion with all interactions with residents and with families
Articulates importance of supporting independence and resident choice when caring for residents
Demonstrates strong communication skills and ability to foster teamwork
Articulates commitment to excellence and high-quality care
Articulates the importance of accountability and personal ownership related to teamwork and resident care
Demonstrates strong critical thinking skills
Demonstrates ability to coach and mentor others to achieve high quality care

Position Responsibilities:

Ensures all care delivered is within the scope and established standards of safe professional nursing practice and HSL core competencies
Collaborates with other members of the clinical support team (MD, NP, nurses, social worker, therapists, dietician) to meet the clinical needs of the resident and monitor outcomes of care
Adheres to best practice recommendations and implements evidence-based interventions to ensure optimum outcomes for residents
Practices in a primary nursing model and maintains accountability for a set of assigned residents/patients
Collaborates and participates in care planning activities and supports autonomy and individual choice wherever possible

Ensures adherence to the plan of care, revises as necessary, and ensures the plan accurately reflects an individualized approach to resident’s needs
Documents appropriately in the electronic medical record
Identifies and seeks out necessary resources as needed to ensure the provision of safe and effective care
Delegates and supervises clinical care delivered by the licensed practical nurse and the nursing assistant
Assumes accountability for his/her own learning needs and professional development
Demonstrates critical thinking abilities in problem resolution
Role models professional behavior
Actively participates in shared governance, committees, etc.
Collaborates in the development of new work processes and systems
Serves as a resource and support to the elder assistants in the households
Identifies and responds to safety concerns on the household and neighborhood
Maintains compliance with policies, procedures, practice and regulatory matters
Participates in the collection and monitoring of quality data to ensure high standards of care
Participates in performance improvement projects
Participate and assists with activities (i.e. assist with serving meals)
Serves as a coach and mentor to all staff, i.e. Nursing/Resident assistants and LPNs
May be assigned charge nurse responsibilities. Responsibilities may include:

Giving shift report to on coming staff
Provide clinical/supervisory oversight to assigned unit during shift
Delegate assignments to team assigned to shift
Initiate necessary reports including DPH, incident reports, concern resolutions
Assure completion of admission or discharges during shift
Attend rounds (wound, physician etc.)
Provides oversight of LPN assessments (as assigned) and co-signs nursing assessments and initial care plans

The above covers the most significant responsibilities of the position. It does not, however, exclude other duties, which would be in conformity with the level of the position. Completes special projects as assigned

Required Qualifications

Graduate of approved school of nursing required; BSN preferred
Current Massachusetts license as an R.N. in good standing
Previous experience preferred
Understand the philosophy and support the model of care at HRC required
Must be professional, proactive, collaborative, conscientious and results-oriented individual. Must have an optimistic and positive demeanor, excellent oral and written communication skills, good intuition and able to adapt to changing priorities and display good, sound judgment with a sense of humor
Superb organizational skills. Must have solid analytical skills. Must be creative and proactive yet disciplined, discriminating and able to streamline work volume in order to maintain bottom line efforts in midst of multi-tasking and daily re-prioritizing. Must have ability to innovate, think strategically and conceptually, manage multiple projects simultaneously and handle even difficult situations
Must be motivated to learn and flexible to change
Computer literacy required
Excellent English language skills, written and verbal

Preferred Qualifications

1. Must be professional, proactive, collaborative, conscientious and result-oriented individual. Must have an optimistic and positive demeanor, excellent oral and written communication skills, good intuition and able to adapt to changing priorities and display good, sound judgement with a sense of humor.

2. Superb organizational skills. Must have solid analytical skills. Must be creative and proactive yet disciplined, discriminating and able to streamline work volume in order to maintain bottom line efforts in midst of multi-tasking and daily re-prioritizing. Must have ability to innovate, think strategically and conceptually, manage multiple projects simultaneously and handle even difficult situations.

3. Must be motivated to learn and flexible to change.

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