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UMass Memorial Health

Registered Nurse, Emergency Room Evergreen

UMass Memorial Health, Leominster, Massachusetts, us, 01453

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Position Overview Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health? CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account.

Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

40

Shift:

Hours:

0

Cost Center:

25082 - 2340 Emergency Room

This position may have a signing bonus; a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

About UMass Memorial Health Everyone Is a Caregiver. At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver—regardless of 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 you can build the career you deserve. With more than 20,000 employees, we work together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community, and each other. 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.

Hiring Range $33.91 - $71.55 (final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations).

Major Responsibilities

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.

Performs patient assessment/reassessment according to standard procedure.

Develops and coordinates individual plan of care including discharge planning.

Directs, supervises, coordinates, and evaluates nursing care within assigned clinical setting.

Delegates appropriately to others in accordance with job description and competency level.

Documents patient care according to standard procedure.

Develops, implements/coordinates, and documents Education Plan for patient/family/ significant other.

Ensures quality and continuity of care through collaboration with other health care providers.

Administers medications, performs treatments, therapies and operates equipment according to policy and procedure; assists physician with treatment and procedures and special tests as required or directed.

Participates in and supports Nursing Governance activities.

Assumes responsibility for professional growth; assists in education and development of staff.

Participates in performance improvement initiatives and demonstrates the use of quality improvement in daily operations.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities

Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.

Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.

Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.

Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.

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.

Maintains regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.

Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

Position Qualifications License/Certification/Education

Current Massachusetts licensure and registration.

Completion of an accredited school of nursing program.

BLS is a requirement for every RN unless ACLS certification is current, in addition to any unit specific certifications and competencies.

Experience/Skills

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.

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions Work is considered medium. Position requires work indoors in a normal patient care environment.

Hyperbaric RN This RN focuses on the administration of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to patients as prescribed by the Hyperbaric Physician and is responsible for the safe and effective operation of the hyperbaric chamber(s) and related support systems. This RN is also designated as the HBO Safety Director.

Be certified as a CHT, CHRN or DMT within 36 months of hire.

Must complete a National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology approved hyperbaric medicine introductory course within 6 months of hire.

Equal Employment Opportunity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health—our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

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