Registered Nurse, RN - Emergency Department Per Diem

Tufts Medical Center is recognized by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program for excellence in nursing. Magnet recognition is the highest and most prestigious credential a health care organization can achieve for nursing excellence and quality patient care.

The nurses at Tufts Medical Center are integral to everything we do. They are often the ones patients interact with first, and sometimes the ones they interact with the most. It’s a critically important role, so our nurses are well-supported, well-respected, and very well-appreciated There’s an intensity and a pace to be embraced.

You will have responsibility and accountability the minute you pull on the scrubs. You need to be the kind of person who gives everything you've got. Our patients deserve the best.

Our nurses give it to them. The ED at Tufts Medical Center is a vibrant environment open 24/7/365, caring for more than 50,000 adult and pediatric patients annually, and is responsible for over 40% of Tufts Medical Center admissions. We operate a full-service Emergency Room:

Level I Adult Trauma Center, Level I Pediatric Trauma Center, Pediatric Room, and Express Care Center. Position/Job Title: Per Diem RN Home Department:

Emergency Department Job Profile Summary This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Clinical Nurse duties: Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the care needs of a designated group of patients or provides nursing care and identified clinical support tasks within the scope of practice for achievement of the patient’s plan of care as directed.

Provides professional nursing care to patients. Requires a nursing license. A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs.

Job Overview The professional registered nurse possesses and applies the skills and knowledge necessary for the delivery and management of patient care from admission through discharge. The professional registered nurse is knowledgeable of current trends in healthcare including but not limited to advances in technology, pharmacology, treatment care modalities, quality and patient safety. The professional registered nurse serves as a patient and family advocate while facilitating a cooperative and collaborative environment among all health care providers.

The professional registered nurse is responsible for the planning, delivery and management of patient/family centered care utilizing the nursing process and adhering to the standards of nursing practice embedded in research, evidence-based practice and/or best practices. Minimum Qualifications: Registered Nurse (RN) license.

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Specialty Nursing certifications.

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