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

BMC Software•Boston, MA

7d•$38 - $75

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 following established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice. This position is in the Surgical Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SNICU), is full-time and permanent on the night schedule, and includes rotating weekends. The start date is March 2027. New graduate nurses in critical care are expected to remain in their critical care 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.
Current RN licensure in good standing in Massachusetts is preferred before 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, verbal, and written communication skills appropriate to the patient populations served.
Organizational skills to prioritize and efficiently complete assigned work.
Analytical ability to address clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement and research utilization projects.
Ability to effectively delegate appropriate patient care activities.
Physical ability to meet core job responsibilities in accordance with practice-setting demands and the patient populations regularly served.
Ability to manage stress associated with critical patient-care issues, changing organizational climate, and personnel issues.
New graduate nurses in critical care are expected to remain in the role for a minimum of two years from the date of hire.
Candidates without a BSN must enroll in a baccalaureate program within one year of hire and complete the BSN by the end of the semester in which their fourth employment anniversary occurs.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); preferred over an Associate’s degree.
Multilingual skills beyond English in languages appropriate to the medical center’s patient populations.
Relevant clinical experience or specialty certification where applicable.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification may be required by some units.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care and demonstrate professional nursing performance.
Assess, diagnose, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care.
Coordinate care for patients and their families across the health care continuum.
Meet clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes using the nursing department’s model of care and established policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice.
Set priorities, complete assigned work efficiently, communicate with the health care team, patients, and families, and delegate appropriate patient care activities.
Participate in quality improvement and research utilization projects as needed.