What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse (RN) - MEDICAL 4 - Med Surg/Tele Unit position at Wellforce?
Company Description
MelroseWakefield Healthcare is a coordinated system of hospitals, physician practices and community-based services providing care for communities throughout north suburban Boston. We are distinguished by the range of clinical care and services we provide locally for the continuum of care in clinical collaboration with Tufts Medical Center, as well as an affiliation with the Lawrence Memorial. Our focus is simple: a better approach to providing health care, we bring together top-quality primary, emergency and specialty care, locally. Everything you and your family need, right in your neighborhood to be your best healthy.
Job Description
MelroseWakefield Healthcare is hiring a skilled Registered Nurse (RN) to join our passionate team of caregivers in north suburban Boston. Our DAISY award-winning team offers a shared-governance model, a professional RN development program, tuition reimbursement and much more.
38 bed Med Surg/Tele Unit
This unit cares primarily for adult acute care patients who have a wide variety of diagnosis and co-morbidities. Patients can be medical or post-surgical. The most common medical diagnoses are pneumonia, UTI, COPD, GI/GU, chest pain and syncope, with the most common surgical patients being orthopedic, GI/GU/GYN and general. These patients can require telemetry monitoring
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Baccalaureate degree in nursing preferred.
- Candidates without bachelor’s degree in nursing will be considered but must be enrolled in Baccalaureate program within 1 year of hire.
- Valid Massachusetts RN license.
- CPR
- IV, Telemetry and ACLS certification training provided during orientation
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES STATEMENT:
Must be able to perform all essential functions of this position with reasonable accommodation if disabled.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. MelroseWakefield Healthcare reserves the right to modify position duties at any time, to reflect process improvements and business necessity.
COVID-19 POLICY:
Please note that effective October 1, 2021, as a condition of employment at MelroseWakefield, all employees and new hires must have received their complete dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, unless they have been granted an exemption.