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 follows 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 includes nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients and their families across the health care continuum. The 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 position is in the Surgical Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SNICU). It is a permanent, full-time night position with rotating weekends, with a March 2027 start date. 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 bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Current Massachusetts RN licensure in good standing is preferred before the start date.
Current basic life support (BLS) certification is required.
Some units may require Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification; additional certifications may be required for certain practice areas.
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 patients served.
Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
Analytical ability to address clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement or research utilization projects.
Ability to delegate appropriate patient care activities effectively.
Physical ability to meet core job responsibilities in accordance with practice-setting demands and the patient populations 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 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 four-year employment anniversary occurs.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Multilingual skills beyond English in languages appropriate to the medical center’s patient populations.
Relevant clinical experience and/or specialty certification, where applicable.
Current Massachusetts RN licensure in good standing before the start date.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care and perform professional nursing duties in accordance with Massachusetts nursing regulations and established policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice.
Assess, diagnose, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care.
Coordinate care for patients and their families across the health care continuum.
Support clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes.
Set priorities, complete assigned work efficiently, and appropriately delegate patient care activities.
Communicate effectively with health care team members, patients, and families.
Participate in quality improvement and research utilization projects as applicable.