Job Description
Job Title
Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical Surgical (Nights)
Location
Pittsfield, MA | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Night Shift | Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care on a Medical Surgical unit with a typical patient ratio of 1:6 on a unit of 20–34 beds
- Monitor and interpret telemetry readings and cardiac rhythms as part of routine patient assessment
- Utilize Basic Dysrhythmia knowledge in the ongoing evaluation and management of assigned patients
- Float to any Medical Surgical unit as needed based on census and staffing demands
- Document patient care accurately using electronic health record systems
- Adhere to all unit dress code, scheduling, and holiday coverage requirements, including working designated holiday blocks as scheduled
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of current Medical Surgical nursing experience
- Telemetry experience required
- Basic Dysrhythmia course completion strongly required
- Active Massachusetts RN License required
- Active American Heart Association BLS certification required — must be in hand at time of submission
- Active American Heart Association ACLS certification required — must be in hand at time of submission
- NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification required — must be in hand at time of submission
- Willingness to float to any Medical Surgical unit required
- Must have own personal vehicle for this assignment
- Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience with Meditech Expanse electronic health record system highly preferred
- Experience working in a teaching hospital or larger acute care environment
Why Join Us
- Join a nationally recognized, award-winning acute care facility known for patient safety excellence and a full continuum of medical specialties
- Gain experience in a dynamic Medical Surgical environment within a not-for-profit, fully Joint Commission–accredited medical center
Skills
Acute Careunmatched
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)unmatched
Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
Cardiac Monitoringunmatched
Cerebral Vascular Accidentunmatched
MEDITECHunmatched
Medical Record Systemunmatched
National Institutes of Health (NIH)unmatched
Nonprofitunmatched
Patient Assessmentunmatched
Patient Careunmatched
Patient Safetyunmatched
Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
Surgical Nursingunmatched
Telemetryunmatched
Training/Teachingunmatched
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