Registered Nurse - CCU/ICU | Gardner, MA | Contract

Registered Nurse - CCU/ICU | Gardner, MA | Contract

Quick Look

• Weekly Gross Pay: Not specified
• Shift: 36-Hours, Nights, 7:00 pm - 7:30 am
• Start Date: 10/05/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Number of Openings: Not specified

Join a leading acute-care hospital as a Registered Nurse in the ICU department. This contract position offers the opportunity to work nights, providing critical care to patients in a fast-paced environment. As a vital member of the healthcare team, you will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing interventions while ensuring the highest standards of patient care.

Essential Functions:

• Assesses (and reassesses), plans, implements, and evaluates nursing interventions/plans of care/patient goals.
• Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures.
• Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient's sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
• Provides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning.
• Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary.
• Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.
• Appropriately prioritizes patient care, seeking assistance as needed from appropriate resources.
• Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions, and patient responses according to established standards.
• Promotes learning for colleagues and self, functioning as a preceptor, instructor, or trainer.
• Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors.
• Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician orders, protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Accurately interprets arterial blood gases, pulse oximetry, and clinical features of impaired gas exchange and/or airway clearance.
• Participates actively in daily multi-disciplinary rounds for planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating patient care.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum Education: Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum Experience: 1 year med-surg experience preferred; previous telemetry experience required; ICU experience preferred.
• Minimum Licenses and Certifications: Current MA RN License; ACLS upon hire OR must hold an active BLS card and obtain AHA ACLS within 60 days of hire; CCRN preferred.

Functional Demands:

Physical Requirements: Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches, handles, and feels various items. Occasionally stoops and kneels.

Organizational Expectations:

Behavioral Attributes: Achievement motivation, concern for order, flexibility, initiative, self-confidence, customer service oriented, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork, analytical thinking, and information seeking.

GLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you are a dedicated Registered Nurse looking for a rewarding opportunity in Gardner, MA, apply today to join our team and make a difference in patient care!