UMass Memorial Health

Nurse

• Plan, deliver, and manage direct patient care using the nursing process and nursing practice standards
• Manage patient care from admission through discharge
• Perform patient assessments and reassessments
• Develop and coordinate individualized care plans, including discharge planning
• Direct, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate nursing care
• Delegate tasks according to job descriptions and competency levels
• Document patient care
• Develop, implement, coordinate, and document patient/family education plans
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure quality and continuity of care
• Administer medications and perform treatments, therapies, procedures, and special tests
• Operate equipment according to policy and procedure
• Assist physicians with treatments and procedures
• Participate in Nursing Governance and performance improvement initiatives
• Support professional growth and assist with staff education and development
• Comply with departmental policies, meetings, health and safety requirements, and attendance standards

Registered Nurse, 24 Hour Nights

• Plan, deliver, and manage direct patient care using the nursing process and nursing practice standards
• Manage patient care from admission to discharge according to developmental age
• Perform patient assessments and reassessments
• Develop and coordinate individualized care plans, including discharge planning
• Direct, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate nursing care
• Delegate appropriately based on job descriptions and competency levels
• Document patient care
• Develop, implement, coordinate, and document education plans for patients and families
• Ensure quality and continuity of care through collaboration with healthcare providers
• Administer medications, perform treatments and therapies, and operate equipment
• Assist physicians with treatments, procedures, and special tests
• Participate in Nursing Governance and performance improvement initiatives
• Support professional growth and assist with staff education and development
• Comply with departmental policies, procedures, health and safety requirements, and quality improvement practices
• Attend required meetings, conferences, and seminars
• Maintain a professional, respectful, tolerant, and accepting environment
• Perform other related duties as required or directed

Registered Nurse, 36 Hour Evenings

• Plan, deliver and manage direct patient care using the nursing process and nursing practice standards
• Use the Nursing Process to manage patient care from admission to discharge
• Perform patient assessments and reassessments
• Develop and coordinate individual care plans, including discharge planning
• Direct, supervise, coordinate and evaluate nursing care in the assigned clinical setting
• Delegate appropriately according to job descriptions and competency levels
• Document patient care
• Develop, implement, coordinate and document education plans for patients, families and significant others
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure quality and continuity of care
• Administer medications; perform treatments and therapies; operate equipment according to policy and procedure
• Assist physicians with treatments, procedures and special tests
• Participate in and support Nursing Governance activities
• Pursue professional growth and assist with staff education and development
• Participate in performance improvement and apply quality improvement in daily operations
• Comply with departmental policies, procedures, objectives, health and safety regulations
• Attend required meetings, conferences and seminars
• Maintain regular, reliable and predictable attendance
• Perform other related duties as required or directed

• Plan, deliver, and manage direct patient care using the nursing process and standards of nursing practice
• Manage patient care from admission to discharge
• Perform patient assessments and reassessments
• Develop and coordinate individualized plans of care, including discharge planning
• Direct, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate nursing care
• Delegate appropriately according to job descriptions and competency levels
• Document patient care
• Develop, implement, coordinate, and document patient and family education plans
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure quality and continuity of care
• Administer medications and perform treatments, therapies, equipment operation, physician assistance, procedures, and special tests
• Participate in Nursing Governance activities
• Support professional growth and assist with staff education and development
• Participate in performance improvement and quality improvement initiatives
• Comply with departmental policies, procedures, objectives, health and safety requirements
• Attend required meetings, conferences, and seminars
• Maintain professionalism, respect, tolerance, civility, and acceptance toward employees, patients, and visitors
• Perform other similar and related duties as required or directed

Registered Nurse

• Plan, deliver, and manage direct patient care using the nursing process and standards of nursing practice
• Utilize the Nursing Process to manage patient care from admission to discharge, appropriate to patient developmental age
• Perform patient assessments and reassessments
• Develop and coordinate individualized care plans, including discharge planning
• Direct, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate nursing care within the assigned clinical setting
• Delegate appropriately according to job descriptions and competency levels
• Document patient care
• Develop, implement, coordinate, and document education plans for patients, families, and significant others
• Ensure quality and continuity of care through collaboration with other healthcare providers
• Administer medications; perform treatments and therapies; operate equipment according to policy and procedure
• Assist physicians with treatments, procedures, and special tests
• Participate in and support Nursing Governance activities
• Assume responsibility for professional growth and assist with staff education and development
• Participate in performance improvement initiatives and apply quality improvement in daily operations
• Comply with departmental policies, procedures, objectives, health and safety regulations, and meeting requirements
• Maintain professionalism, tolerance, civility, and acceptance toward employees, patients, and visitors
• Perform other similar and related duties as required or directed

Registered Nurse – 24 Hour Nights

• Plan, deliver, and manage direct patient care using the nursing process and nursing practice standards
• Utilize the Nursing Process for patient care from admission to discharge, appropriate to patient developmental age
• Perform patient assessments and reassessments
• Develop and coordinate individualized plans of care, including discharge planning
• Direct, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate nursing care in the assigned clinical setting
• Delegate appropriately according to job descriptions and competency levels
• Document patient care according to standard procedures
• Develop, implement, coordinate, and document education plans for patients, families, and significant others
• Ensure quality and continuity of care through collaboration with other healthcare providers
• Administer medications; perform treatments and therapies; operate equipment according to policy and procedure
• Assist physicians with treatments, procedures, and special tests
• Participate in and support Nursing Governance activities
• Maintain professional growth and assist with staff education and development
• Participate in performance improvement initiatives and apply quality improvement in daily operations
• Comply with departmental policies, procedures, objectives, health and safety regulations, and requirements
• Attend required or directed meetings, conferences, and seminars
• Maintain a professional, tolerant, civil, and accepting environment for employees, patients, and visitors
• Perform other similar and related duties as required or directed

Registered Nurse – Resource Nurse, Evenings

• Plan, deliver, and manage direct patient care using the nursing process and nursing practice standards
• Manage patient care from admission to discharge according to the patient population’s developmental age
• Perform patient assessments and reassessments
• Develop and coordinate individualized care plans, including discharge planning
• Direct, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate nursing care in the assigned clinical setting
• Delegate appropriately according to job descriptions and competency levels
• Document patient care and education plans
• Educate patients, families, and significant others
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure quality and continuity of care
• Administer medications, perform treatments and therapies, operate equipment, and assist physicians with procedures and special tests
• Participate in Nursing Governance activities
• Support professional growth and assist with staff education and development
• Participate in performance and quality improvement initiatives
• Comply with departmental policies, procedures, objectives, health and safety requirements
• Attend required meetings, conferences, and seminars
• Maintain regular, reliable, and predictable attendance
• Perform other similar and related duties as required or directed

• Plan, deliver, and manage direct patient care using the nursing process and nursing practice standards
• Utilize the nursing process to manage patient care from admission to discharge
• Perform patient assessments and reassessments
• Develop and coordinate individualized care and discharge plans
• Direct, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate nursing care in the assigned clinical setting
• Delegate appropriately according to job descriptions and competency levels
• Document patient care
• Develop, implement, coordinate, and document education plans for patients, families, and significant others
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure quality and continuity of care
• Administer medications; perform treatments and therapies; operate equipment; and assist physicians with treatments, procedures, and special tests
• Participate in Nursing Governance activities
• Support professional growth and assist with staff education and development
• Participate in performance improvement initiatives and apply quality improvement in daily operations
• Comply with departmental policies, procedures, objectives, health and safety regulations, and meeting requirements
• Maintain professionalism, respect, civility, tolerance, and acceptance toward employees, patients, and visitors
• Perform other similar and related duties as required or directed

Registered Nurse – 36 Hour Nights

• Provide nursing care for assigned patients under the supervision of the Nurse Director or designee
• Prescribe, delegate, and coordinate patient care administered by staff
• Help patients move safely and efficiently through hospitalization
• Use the nursing process to assess and plan care
• Perform nursing tasks according to policy and procedure
• Respond effectively in urgent and emergent situations
• Delegate effectively and coordinate information exchange among staff, physicians, and administration
• Manage changing patient flow and unit acuity
• Document using the correct format and report significant patient information promptly
• Use communication techniques appropriate to patients' level of understanding
• Assist with monitoring improvement initiatives
• Support new techniques and procedures to improve patient-care efficiency and quality using lean processes
• Participate in a hospital council or committee
• Pursue new learning experiences, including clinical ladders
• Promote cooperation and understanding while serving as a teacher and role model

Licensed Practical Nurse

• Plan, deliver, and manage direct patient care using the nursing process and nursing practice standards
• Manage patient care from admission through discharge
• Perform patient assessments and reassessments
• Develop and coordinate individualized plans of care, including discharge planning
• Direct, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate nursing care
• Delegate appropriately according to job descriptions and competency levels
• Document patient care
• Develop, implement, coordinate, and document education plans for patients and families
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure quality and continuity of care
• Administer medications and perform treatments and therapies
• Operate equipment according to policy and procedure
• Assist physicians with treatments, procedures, and special tests
• Participate in Nursing Governance and performance improvement initiatives
• Support staff education and development
• Attend required meetings, conferences, and seminars
• Perform other related duties as required or directed

• Plan, deliver, and manage direct patient care using the nursing process and standards of nursing practice
• Utilize the nursing process to manage patient care from admission to discharge
• Perform patient assessments and reassessments
• Develop and coordinate individualized care plans, including discharge planning
• Direct, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate nursing care
• Delegate appropriately according to job descriptions and competency levels
• Document patient care
• Develop, implement, coordinate, and document education plans for patients, families, and significant others
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure quality and continuity of care
• Administer medications; perform treatments and therapies; operate equipment; assist physicians with treatments, procedures, and special tests
• Participate in Nursing Governance activities
• Pursue professional growth and assist with staff education and development
• Participate in performance improvement and quality improvement initiatives
• Comply with departmental policies, procedures, objectives, health and safety requirements, and meeting obligations
• Maintain regular, reliable, and predictable attendance
• Perform other related duties as required or directed

• Plan, deliver, and manage direct patient care using the nursing process and standards of nursing practice
• Use the nursing process to manage patient care from admission to discharge
• Perform patient assessments and reassessments
• Develop and coordinate individualized plans of care, including discharge planning
• Direct, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate nursing care in the assigned clinical setting
• Delegate appropriately according to job descriptions and competency levels
• Document patient care
• Develop, implement, coordinate, and document education plans for patients, families, and significant others
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure quality and continuity of care
• Administer medications; perform treatments and therapies; operate equipment according to policy and procedure
• Assist physicians with treatments, procedures, and special tests
• Participate in and support Nursing Governance activities
• Pursue professional growth and assist with staff education and development
• Participate in performance-improvement initiatives and apply quality improvement in daily operations
• Comply with departmental policies, procedures, objectives, and health and safety requirements
• Attend required meetings, conferences, and seminars
• Maintain professionalism, tolerance, civility, and acceptance toward employees, patients, and visitors
• Perform other similar and related duties as required or directed

• Plan, deliver, and manage direct patient care using the nursing process and nursing practice standards
• Utilize the Nursing Process for patient care from admission to discharge
• Perform patient assessments and reassessments
• Develop and coordinate individualized care and discharge plans
• Direct, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate nursing care
• Delegate appropriately according to job descriptions and competency levels
• Document patient care
• Develop, implement, coordinate, and document education plans for patients, families, and significant others
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure quality and continuity of care
• Administer medications; perform treatments and therapies; operate equipment; and assist physicians with treatments, procedures, and special tests
• Participate in Nursing Governance activities
• Support professional growth and staff education and development
• Participate in performance and quality improvement initiatives
• Comply with departmental policies, procedures, health and safety regulations, and attendance requirements
• Attend required meetings, conferences, and seminars
• Maintain professionalism and respect for employees, patients, and visitors
• Perform other related duties as required or directed

• Plan, deliver, and manage direct patient care using the nursing process and nursing practice standards
• Manage patient care from admission through discharge
• Perform patient assessments and reassessments
• Develop and coordinate individualized care plans, including discharge planning
• Direct, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate nursing care
• Delegate tasks appropriately according to job descriptions and competency levels
• Document patient care
• Develop, implement, coordinate, and document education plans for patients, families, and significant others
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure quality and continuity of care
• Administer medications and perform treatments and therapies
• Operate equipment according to policies and procedures
• Assist physicians with treatments, procedures, and special tests
• Participate in and support Nursing Governance activities
• Pursue professional growth and assist with staff education and development
• Participate in performance improvement and quality improvement initiatives
• Comply with departmental policies, procedures, objectives, health and safety regulations, and meeting requirements
• Maintain regular, reliable, and predictable attendance
• Perform other related duties as required or directed

Registered Nurse, Resource Nurse, Nights

• Plan, deliver, and manage direct patient care using the nursing process and nursing practice standards
• Manage patient care from admission to discharge
• Perform patient assessments and reassessments
• Develop and coordinate individualized care and discharge plans
• Direct, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate nursing care
• Delegate appropriately according to job descriptions and competency levels
• Document patient care
• Develop, implement, coordinate, and document patient/family education plans
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure quality and continuity of care
• Administer medications and perform treatments, therapies, equipment operation, physician assistance, procedures, and special tests
• Participate in Nursing Governance and performance improvement initiatives
• Support professional growth and staff education and development
• Attend required meetings, conferences, and seminars
• Comply with departmental policies, procedures, health and safety requirements
• Maintain regular, reliable, and predictable attendance
• Perform other related duties as required or directed