<ul> <li>Practices according to entity mandatory requirements. </li><li>Practices according to department expectations. </li><li>Practices with a Customer Service approach to all activities. </li><li>Cares for patients utilizing the nursing process. </li><li>Provides care as part of the interdisciplinary team. </li><li>Utilizes internal and external resources. </li><li>Provides effective patient/family teaching. </li><li>Documents according to entity/department guidelines. </li><li>Administers medications safely. </li><li>Provides care according to best practice standards of care in nursing. </li><li>Identifies signs and symptoms of neglect/abuse and reports as required by law. </li><li>Cares for the terminally ill patient and family. </li><li>Manages the patient with pain. </li><li>Utilizes chemical and physical restraints as per policy. </li><li>Utilizes techniques of time management effectively. </li><li>Provides care respective of patient's advance directives. </li><li>Maintains appropriate licenses, certifications, registrations to perform duties of their designated role/positions. </li><li>Addresses the age-specific needs of patients, specifically adolescents, adults, geriatric adults. </li><li>Performs skills safely and according to specific policies/protocols. </li><li>Manages patients with chest drainage devices. </li><li>Manages patients with Intravenous Therapy. </li><li>Uses Electronic Medical Record appropriately and accurately. </li><li>Manages patients receiving epidural analgesia. </li><li>Demonstrates knowledge and skill in administration and assessment of patient response to cardiac medications. </li><li>Manages patients on telemetry monitoring. </li><li>Responds appropriately in emergency/urgent situations. </li><li>Provides care to post-operative patients. </li><li>Cares for patients with orthopedic diagnoses. </li><li>Performs other work-related duties and activities as assigned or requested his/her immediate supervisor. </li><li>Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing </li><li>Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts </li><li>Basic Life Support Certification required </li><li>Successful passage of CCHC's Pharmacology exam </li><li>Must read, write and communicate in English </li><li>BSN Preferred </li><li>ACLS preferred </li></ul>