Job Title: ER MED-SURG
Location: Athol, Massachusetts
Schedule: 7:00PM – 7:00AM x 3
Term: 13-week assignment with the potential for extension
Pay Rate: $57 – $61/hr
Astrya Global, a San Diego based medical staffing agency, is hiring a ER MED-SURG for a temporary assignment in Athol, Massachusetts. These positions are 13-week contracts with the ability to extend.
Responsibilities for a ER MED-SURG:
• Assess, reassess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing interventions, plans of care, and patient goals
• Provide patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures
• Respect each patient as an individual and provide care that fosters dignity and positive self-regard
• Provide patient and family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning
• Collaboratively plan and prepare patient and family for discharge, incorporating support systems and resources as necessary
• Appropriately delegate and supervise nursing interventions performed by others
• Prioritize patient care appropriately, including seeking assistance as needed, reassigning personnel, and recognizing the need for emergency intervention
• Provide thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions, and patient responses
• Provide timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure continuity of care
• Promote learning for colleagues and self, including functioning as preceptor, instructor, or trainer and attending professional development programs
• Proactively identify risks to patient safety and opportunities to reduce medical and health care errors
• Identify ethical issues in care and develop plans to address them
• Safely administer medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician orders, protocols, and policies
• Assess and reassess patient pain levels using the numerical pain scale and document responses to pain management interventions
• Perform and document initial patient assessments upon arrival and implement triage protocols as needed
• Identify patients at risk for potential or alleged abuse, including domestic violence, child, and elder abuse
• Initiate safety plans and complete required mandated reporting in a timely manner
• Collect and document forensic evidence and maintain chain of evidence per policy and procedures
• Complete mandated reports for stabbings, gunshot wounds, burns, and sexual assault per policy and procedure
• Maintain knowledge of Disaster Policy and Procedure
• Identify patients at risk for violent behavior and implement appropriate non-violent intervention strategies
• Demonstrate knowledge of indications, alternatives, monitoring, and documentation of restraint use
• Recognize normal and abnormal laboratory and diagnostic results and notify physicians of changes in a timely manner
• Safely administer vasoactive medications with understanding of dosage, action, use, side effects, and titration parameters
• Perform accurate and timely identification of cardiac arrhythmias
• Institute, monitor, and document thrombolytic and anticoagulation therapy standards and protocols
• Demonstrate skills associated with initiation and maintenance of the intubated patient, including suctioning, troubleshooting, and weaning
• Accurately interpret arterial blood gases, pulse oximetry, and clinical features of impaired gas exchange and airway clearance
• Obtain supporting information and complete required documentation related to medication reconciliation
• Consistently implement components of the VAP bundle per protocol and alert appropriate supervisory staff of any deviations
• Maintain current MA Registered Nurse license
• Maintain current ACLS certification or obtain AHA ACLS within 60 days of hire
• Obtain AHA PALS within six months of hire
Benefits for a ER MED-SURG:
- Weekly pay every Friday
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Pet Insurance
- 401K Retirement Plan (matching)
- Full-service Credentialing and Corporate Travel Team
- Referral Bonus up to $1,500
Astrya Global Medical Staffing offers 10+ years of staffing experience, 100% domestic support, and is certified by both the Joint Commission and National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations. At Astrya, we are dedicated to helping healthcare professionals find the perfect job.
