<ul> <li>Sign-On Bonus Eligible! </li></ul> <ol> <li> <p>Practices according to entity mandatory requirements.</p> </li><li> <p>Practices according to department expectations and according to best practice standards of care.</p> </li><li> <p>Practices with a Customer Service approach to all activities.</p> </li><li> <p>Participates in ongoing Performance Improvement programs.</p> </li><li> <p>Cares for patients utilizing the nursing process, with an interdisciplinary approach.</p> </li><li> <p>Provides effective patient and family teaching throughout the spectrum of care, initiating discharge planning at time of admission.</p> </li><li> <p>Assesses patients for actual and potential problems and updates assessments continually.</p> </li><li> <p>Documents the patients' diagnosises which are derived from: health assessment, history and interviews.</p> </li><li> <p>Administers medications safely, to include moderate sedation within hospital guidelines under the direction of the physician.</p> </li><li> <p>Manages the patient with pain.</p> </li><li> <p>Utilizes chemical and physical restraints per policy.</p> </li><li> <p>Identifies signs and symptoms of neglect/abuse and reports as required by law.</p> </li><li> <p>Cares for terminally ill patient and family, respective of patient's advance directives.</p> </li><li> <p>Addresses age-specific needs of infants, toddlers, school age, adolescents, adults, older adults.</p> </li><li> <p>Performs cardiovascular assessment.</p> </li><li> <p>Assess the physical, mental and psychosocial status of patients.</p> </li><li> <p>Assists physicians with minor/local surgical procedures to include pain management interventions.</p> </li><li> <p>Assists physicians with gastroenterology procedures to include but not limited to colonoscopy with polypectomy, biopsy, splinting patient's abdominal wall during colonoscopy, esophageal dilations, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, bandings and</p> </li></ol> <p>electrocautery procedures to include argon plasma coagulation, clipping and subcutaneous injections.</p> <ol start="19"> <li> <p>Performs pre and post procedure phone calls</p> </li><li> <p>Provides care of the post procedure patient.</p> </li><li> <p>Maintains appropriate licenses, certifications, registrations required to perform duties of their designated role/position.</p> </li><li> <p>Demonstrates proficiency in computerized nursing informatics.</p> </li></ol> <p>Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers in a manner that reflects Falmouth Hospital's commitment to CARES: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and service.</p> <ul> <li>Must read, write and communicate in English. </li><li>Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing. </li><li>Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts </li><li>BLS certification. </li><li>Successful passage of FH's pharmacology exam. </li><li>Successful passage of Basic Arrhythmia Program or challenge exam. </li><li>ACLS within three months. </li><li>Moderate Sedation certification with three months. </li><li>Minimum of 2 to 3 years of current (within the last 5 years) Endoscopy experience. </li></ul>