RN - LDRP

Job Summary: The Registered Nurse provides nursing care to assigned patients from newborn to geriatric populations according to the policies and procedures of the Department of Nursing and in compliance with the Massachusetts Nurse Practice Act, functions independently within established department policies and goals, refers problems to the nurse manager or appropriate supervisor, and directs and or assists with the activities of licensed practical nurses and ancillary nursing personnel. Skills: Ability to understand patient needs and provide accurate information while resolving problems using logical thinking and follow through.

Job Title: RN-LDRP
Location: Brockton, MA 02302
Shift: 12hrs day and night shift available
Contract: 13 Weeks (possibility of extension)
Hourly rate: $77/ hour on W2 Negotiable

Duties:
Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse provides nursing care to assigned patients from newborn to geriatric populations according to the policies and procedures of the Department of Nursing and in compliance with the Massachusetts Nurse Practice Act, functions independently within established department policies and goals, refers problems to the nurse manager or appropriate supervisor, and directs and or assists with the activities of licensed practical nurses and ancillary nursing personnel.

Skills:

• Ability to understand patient needs and provide accurate information while resolving problems using logical thinking and follow through.
• Ability to function calmly and logically under tense and difficult situations.
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions and respond appropriately to unexpected situations.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback and initiate corrective actions.
• Ability to manage difficult patients effectively.
• Ability to handle unique situations with limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, and schedule-based instructions.
• Ability to exercise appropriate judgment in communication and actions with patients, physicians, associates, and external agencies.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills to work effectively in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
• May be a beginning practitioner.

 
Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience with Meditech software systems.

       Mandatory Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years Labor, Delivery, and Recovery experience
• Mother Baby experience either by floating to MB or by taking care of Mothers and Babies in an LDRP situation.
• Experience with immediate Newborn care (meds, weight, length, head circumference, physical assessment)
• Circulating C/S required
• Willingness to do Charge or Precept
• Float required - nurses do not float to the MAIN OR, they take their own patients to OUR OR to assist in the cesarean delivery.