Registered Nurse II - 32 Hours - Multiple Shifts

The Lemuel Shattuck Hospital (LSH) is seeking experienced and committed Registered Nurses (RN II). The RN II is responsible for implementing the nursing process, and is responsible and accountable for assessing, prescribing, delegating, coordinating, providing, and improving acute and specialized nursing care. They also integrate PI concepts, standards of nursing care, hospital mission and applicable regulations. Provides care to clients from the community/DPH/DMH/DOC or DDS under the direction of the Nurse Manager/charge nurse. Provides leadership in organizing the delivery of patient care as team leader/charge nurse to assign, supervise, and evaluate the nursing care of LPN's, NA's and support staff according to their scope of practice and competence and according to department policies/procedures.

Please Note:

32 Hour Per Week Positions

Working every other weekend day, with days off as assigned.

·       Day: 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

·       Evening: 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

·       Night: 11:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. 

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive):

• Conduct physical, psychosocial, and spiritual assessments of patients according to unit policy.
• Develop and implement personalized Plans of Care in collaboration with patients, their families, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Document nursing interventions, administer prescribed medications, and monitor patient responses.
• Perform ongoing assessments to evaluate treatment effectiveness and communicate changes to healthcare teams.
• Provide patient education to promote health outcomes and facilitate understanding of health status.
• Lead and supervise care delivery by LPNs and NAs according to department standards.
• Participate in performance improvement activities and risk management.
• Maintain professional growth through mandatory review classes and continuing education.
• Ensure patient privacy, investigate complaints, and clarify hospital policies and procedures.
• Oversee the environment to reduce safety and health hazards and ensure cost-effective use of resources.
• Provide age-appropriate, culturally, and spiritually sensitive care.
• Assure continuity of care by following hospital-wide Hand Off Communication policies.
• Demonstrate respect and dignity when interacting with staff, patients, families, visitors, and outside agencies.

Required Qualifications:

• Satisfactory knowledge of the scientific theories and principles of nursing.
• Applies scientific principles to performance of nursing process.
• Communicates effectively through oral reporting and documentation.
• Ability to work as a team member.       
• Organize work assignment, and prioritize patient needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain a respectful, caring, tolerant, ethical, and empowering relationship with