Procedural Resource Nurse

Part-Time/32 Hours (3rd Shift)

Want to become part of an award winning organization? Middlesex Health has been voted one of the top workplaces in the State of Connecticut and has received Magnet recognition for an unprecedented 5th time. We are just a few miles away from the beach, shopping, and fine eateries with easy access to New York City and Boston. Apply today to take advantage of this unique opportunity.

Middlesex Health

Based in Middletown, Connecticut, Middlesex Health, a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, includes Middlesex Hospital, a not-for-profit magnet hospital with 275 beds, and two Middlesex Health Cancer Center locations. It also features three emergency departments and two urgent care centers, along with many other programs and services. Middlesex Health’s network of primary care physicians, medical and surgical specialists, and other employees work to meet the needs of the Middlesex County and Connecticut shoreline communities.

Using innovative technology, Middlesex Health’s vision is to be the clear, first choice for medical care, and its mission is to provide the safest, highest-quality care and best experience possible.

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Middlesex Health is an independent award winning 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.

Benefits of Working at Middlesex Health:

When you choose Middlesex Health to further your career, you have chosen a health care system that strives for excellence in patient care as well as employee satisfaction. In fact, we firmly believe they go hand-in-hand.

Middlesex Health is committed to offering employees a comprehensive, competitive and affordable benefit package. We also continuously seek to improve and expand the benefits available to our employees. In addition to our paid time off, some of these benefits include:

Tuition and continuing education assistance: Middlesex Health provides financial support for training and education.

Retirement plan: The Middlesex Health Retirement Savings & Investment Plan allows eligible employees to make voluntary, pre-tax contributions and receive limited matching contributions from the health system every pay period, along with an automatic core contribution from the health system each year.

Student Loan Relief Program: Middlesex Health offers a voluntary Loan Relief™ benefit from Fiducius that can help you better manage your student loan.

Summary:

The Procedural Resource Nurse provides clinical support across the Middlesex Health assisting in procedures and the recovery of patients throughout surgical services to include Endoscopy and Interventional Radiology. This RN will also assist with providing support to patients as well as staff throughout the organization when indicated. Ideal candidate will have experience in Critical Care, ED or Surgical Services.

Responsibilities:

Under minimal supervision the Procedural RN will complete the following:

• Function as a primary recovery nurse
• Assume primary responsibility for assisting with Endoscopy and IR procedures
• Assist clinical staff with transport of clinically compromised patients
• Coordinate and support the care of unstable patients
• Respond timely to Rapid Response Team/Cardiac Arrest (Team A) calls when available 
• Identify situations of clinical risk and act to decrease risk
• Encourage critical thinking among staff to encourage positive outcomes
• Insert Peripheral IV catheters, PICCS and midlines
• Adhere to all Core Values (Compassion, Pursue Excellence, Cooperation and Collaboration, Upholds Honesty, and Supports Innovation)
• Active communication with Nursing Supervisor in the coordination of care 
• Adhere to all Absolutes (Privacy and Confidentiality, Professional Appearance, and Responsibility and Commitment). 
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Expert Clinical Nursing Skill and Knowledge
• Current, unrestricted Connecticut Nursing License
• 1years previous emergency/critical care experience or surgical services
• 5 years as Registered Nurse
• Cultural awareness 
• ACLS 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Board of Nursing Certification
• Experience with interdisciplinary teamwork
• Management of Aggressive Behavior (MOAB) training
• Prior PACU/Endoscopy/ IR experience
• Prior EKOS/TIPS experience