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RN, Med Surg

11/24/2025

The RN in Med Surg provides comprehensive nursing care to patients, utilizing the nursing process and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities include administering medications, managing pain, and ensuring effective patient and family education.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

5,001-10,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

Cape Cod Healthcare is the leading provider of healthcare services for residents and visitors of Cape Cod. With more than 550 physicians, nearly 5,000 employees and 500 volunteers, Cape Cod Healthcare is comprised of two acute care hospitals, the Cape’s leading provider of homecare and hospice services (VNA), six urgent care centers, a primary and specialty care network, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility, an assisted living facility, and numerous health services and programs. We are committed to achieving and maintaining the highest standards in healthcare by partnering with other health and human service providers and continuing to invest in new technologies. By offering services like imaging and radiology, heart and vascular care, surgical services, orthopedics and urgent care, Cape Cod Healthcare provides access to exceptional medical services across the Cape. For over a century, we have never wavered from our mission: To coordinate and deliver the highest quality, accessible health services, which enhance the health of all Cape Cod residents and visitors.

About the Role

*Sign-On Bonus Eligible

Practices according to entity mandatory requirements.
Practices according to department expectations.
Practices with a Customer Service approach to all activities.
Cares for patients utilizing the nursing process.
Provides care as part of the interdisciplinary team.
Utilizes internal and external resources.
Provides effective patient/family teaching.
Documents according to entity/department guidelines.
Administers medications safely.
Provides care according to best practice standards of care in nursing.
Identifies signs and symptoms of neglect/abuse and reports as required by law.
Cares for the terminally ill patient and family.
Manages the patient with pain.
Utilizes chemical and physical restraints as per policy.
Utilizes techniques of time management effectively.
Provides care respective of patient's advance directives.
Maintains appropriate licenses, certifications, registrations to perform duties of their designated role/positions.
Addresses the age-specific needs of patients, specifically adolescents, adults, geriatric adults.
Performs skills safely and according to specific policies/protocols.
Manages patients with chest drainage devices.
Manages patients with Intravenous Therapy.
Uses Electronic Medical Record appropriately and accurately.
Manages patients receiving epidural analgesia.
Demonstrates knowledge and skill in administration and assessment of patient response to cardiac medications.
Manages patients on telemetry monitoring.
Responds appropriately in emergency/urgent situations.
Provides care to post-operative patients.
Cares for patients with orthopedic diagnoses.
Other duties may be assigned.

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current Registered Nurse (RN) Licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Maintains BLS certification.
Successful completion of Medical/Surgical IV Medication Module within 3 months of hire.
Successful completion of Basic Arrhythmia exam, before hire.
Bi-Pap Competency within 3 months of hire and then yearly for RNs caring for patients requiring Bi-Pap (MS1 RNs only)

Key Skills

Patient CareNursing ProcessInterdisciplinary TeamworkPatient TeachingMedication AdministrationEmergency ResponseTelemetry MonitoringPain ManagementAdvance DirectivesBLS CertificationIV TherapyCardiac MedicationsPost-Operative CareOrthopedic CareTime ManagementDocumentation