6 North Med Surg Nurse - Evening/Nights - Faulkner

Mass General Brigham•Jamaica Plain, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position for a Staff Nurse on the 6 North unit at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Inc. The unit is a 36-bed general medicine/telemetry, progressive care unit serving adults and older adults with complex medical and psychosocial conditions. These conditions include acute and chronic care diagnoses such as Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Diabetes, and Pneumonia. The unit is equipped with a complete array of monitoring systems, including telemetry, and patient and staff safety devices such as bed/chair alarms and patient transfer equipment. Integrated within the unit are eight beds designated for an Addiction Recovery Program (ARP) serving adults seeking voluntary detoxification for alcohol and opiate misuse. Care is provided by direct-care nurses in collaboration with medical providers, including mid-level practitioners (NP/PA), under the direction of the nursing leadership team. The Staff Nurse is responsible and accountable for planning and providing patient care for assigned patients in accordance with Nursing Standards of Care and the Nursing Department’s Clinical Practice Manual. The role requires initiative, knowledge, and clinical skills in caring for patients with complex needs, with the ability to effectively manage patients by assuming full responsibility for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. The Staff Nurse reports directly to a designated nurse manager or supervisor and assures the practice of Patient and Family Centered Care.

Requirements

BSN required.
Massachusetts Registered Nurse Licensure required.
Certification in basic life Support for Healthcare providers required.
Must show evidence of the basic analytic thinking necessary to care for a Group of patients.
Demonstrate observational skills and the ability to set priorities.
Ability to function under stress with good Interpersonal and communication skills.
Must demonstrate effective skills in applying hospital standards in area of service, team work, communication, respect for others, and time/priority management.

Nice To Haves

Med./surg./Tele. experience strongly preferred.
Adheres to all I C.A.R.E. standards.

Responsibilities

Planning and providing patient care for assigned patients in accordance with Nursing Standards of Care as set forth in the Nursing Department’s Clinical Practice Manual.
Demonstrating initiative, knowledge and clinical skills in caring for the patient with complex needs.
Effectively managing patients by assuming full responsibility for the assessment, plan, implementation and evaluation of patient care.
Assuring the practice of the Patient and Family Centered Care.