New Graduate RN, Surgical Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SNICU), Nights, (Start Date: March 2027)

Boston Medical Center•Boston, MA

About The Position

The registered nurse adheres to the rules and regulations of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing and is primarily responsible for professional performance and direct patient care. The role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients and their families across the health care continuum. The registered nurse is accountable for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes using the nursing department’s model of care and established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice. This full-time, permanent night position is in the Surgical Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SNICU), with rotating weekends, and has a March 2027 start date. New graduate nurses in critical care are expected to remain in the role for at least two years from their hire date.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an associate’s degree or a baccalaureate degree in nursing.
If hired without a BSN, enroll in a baccalaureate program within one year of hire and complete the BSN by the end of the semester in which the four-year anniversary of employment occurs.
Current Massachusetts RN registration and licensure in good standing are preferred prior to the start date.
Current basic life support (BLS) certification is required.
Basic computer proficiency, including the ability to access, enter, and interpret computerized data and information.
Effective interpersonal skills for communicating with health care team members, patients, and families.
Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement and research utilization projects.
Ability to effectively delegate appropriate patient care activities.
Effective verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the patient populations served.
Physical ability to meet core job responsibilities in accordance with practice-setting demands and the patient populations regularly served.
Ability to manage stress related to critical patient-care issues, organizational changes, and personnel issues.
New graduate nurses in critical care are expected to remain in their role for a minimum of two years from the date of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Multilingual skills beyond English in languages appropriate to the medical center’s patient populations are preferred.
Relevant clinical experience and/or specialty certification may be required for certain practice areas.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care and professional nursing services.
Conduct nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
Coordinate care for patients and their families across the health care continuum.
Support clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes in accordance with the nursing department’s model of care and established policies and standards.
Delegate appropriate patient care activities.
Participate in quality improvement and research utilization projects.