Registered Nurse, Maternal Fetal Medicine​/Antenatal Testing Unit, Per Diem

Position: Registered Nurse, Maternal Fetal Medicine/ Antenatal Testing Unit, Per Diem
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** Exemption Status:
** Non-Exempt
** Hiring Range:**$52.50 - $57.50
** Schedule Details:
** Monday through Friday
** Scheduled

Hours:

** 7-530p
** Shift:
** 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)
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* Hours:

** 0
* * Cost Center:
** 10010 - 4151 Womens Services Mfm
** Union:
** MNA-Memorial/Hahnemann This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.# #
** Everyone Is a Caregiver
** At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Responsible for the planning, delivery and management of direct patient care utilizing the nursing process and adhering to the standards of nursing practice.

I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Utilizes the Nursing Process for the delivery and management of patient’s care from Admission to Discharge, appropriate to the developmental age of the patient population.  
2. Performs patient assessment/reassessment according to standard procedure.  
3. Develops and coordinates individual plan of care including discharge planning.  
4. Directs, supervises, coordinates and evaluate nursing care within assigned clinical setting.  
5. Delegates appropriately to others in accordance with job description and competency level.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:
1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.  
2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.  
3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.  
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.  
5. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.  
6. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.  
7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position

Qualifications:

License/Certification/

Education:

Required:

1. Current Massachusetts Nursing licensure and registration.  2. BLS is a requirement for every RN unless advance cardiac life support (ACLS) certification is current, in addition to any unit specific certifications and competencies.  Preferred:  
1. Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing highly preferred.

Experience/

Skills:

Required:

1. Thorough knowledge of the discipline of Nursing.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and

Environmental Conditions:

Work is considered medium. Position requires work indoors in a patient care environment.

License/Certification/

Education:

Required:

1. Current Massachusetts Nursing licensure and registration.
2. BLS through either American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) is a requirement for every RN within 30 days of hire.
3. ACLS through American Heart Association (AHA) required in select areas (Gannett, MP1, ICU, ED, Cath Lab, Endo, IR, PACU) within 6 months or first scheduled course offering whichever is sooner.
4. PALS through American Heart Association (AHA) required in select areas (PACU, ED) within 6 months or first scheduled course offering whichever is…