Registered Nurse - ED Float (3 sites)
- Department: Clinical Resource Department
- Hours: 24.00 per week
- Shift: Shift 3
- Work Schedule: 12 hour shifts
- Weekend Requirement: Every Third Weekend
Position Summary
The Smarter Choice for your Career!
Come join one of Connecticut’s Top Workplaces for a fifth year in a row, and a 6 time Magnet designated organization! At Middlesex Health, we have a unique combination of award-winning talent, world-class technology, and patient-first care that's making health care better. Through our affiliation with the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Middlesex Health has access to the most advanced medical knowledge and research available.
All of our nurses at Middlesex have access to professional development opportunities, the ability to participate in a clinical ladder, and shared governance while working to provide the safest, highest-quality care to our patients.
Our Emergency Departments consist of a multidisciplinary team of providers, nurses, ED Tech’s and Secretaries that work together to provide our patients with exceptional care in a great team environment. Our teams perform at the highest level while providing our patients with a healing environment.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Under limited supervision:
Adheres to all Core Values (Compassion, Pursue Excellence, Cooperation and Collaboration, Upholds Honesty, and Supports Innovation)
Operational Duties
Required to float to all 3 Emergency Departments
May be reassigned to another site once during shift
Required to take a full assignment
Requires flexibility due to shift determination within 1 hour of shift start time
Roles and responsibilities
Identifies accurate nursing diagnosis/patient problems or needs from assessment data and individualizes plan of care to address unique patient needs
Prioritizes plan of care based on needs
Implements evidence based patient care in a safe and effective manner
Anticipates and monitors needs, revises the plan of care based on ongoing evaluation of outcomes and frequent reassessment of patient needs.
Communicates changes in plan of care and patient status to appropriate members of the health team
Documents nursing process accurately, concisely and in a timely manner
Demonstrates proficiency with the electronic medical record and knowledge of legal implications
Collaborates with the patient, family, and the interprofessional team to establish outcomes of care
Supervises, coordinates and delegates care appropriately based on patient/family assessment and the knowledge, skills and abilities of health care team members to whom care delegation is directed
Preserve integrity and safety of patient care through maintaining competence and continuing personal and professional growth
Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to promote the application of new knowledge and skill attainment
Participates in orienting/precepting/mentoring members of the health team
Participates in team/department based activities to improve outcomes such as committee work, research, case studies and/or unit based educational initiatives
Identifies ethical concerns related to patient care or the practice environment and refers concerns in a timely manner to appropriate individuals, utilizing the chain of command when necessary
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Years of Experience:
Minimum Education:
Certification/Credentials:
Preferred Education and Experience:
Preferred Education:
Preferred Certification/Credentials:
Comprehensive Benefits Offered
- Competitive and affordable benefits package
- Shift Differentials
- Continuing Education assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student Loan relief through Fiducius
- Quick commute access from I-84, Route 9 and surrounding areas
About Middlesex Health
The Smarter Choice for your Career!
Come join one of Connecticut’s Top Workplaces, and a Magnet designated organization! At Middlesex Health, we have a unique combination of award-winning talent, world-class technology, and patient-first care that's making health care better. Through our affiliation with the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Middlesex Health has access to the most advanced medical knowledge and research available.
All of our nurses at Middlesex have access to professional development opportunities, the ability to participate in a clinical ladder, and shared governance while working to provide the safest, highest-quality care to our patients.
