Nurse Residency- Farr 8- Transplant and Med/Surg- 36hr Rotating

Beth Israel Lahey Health

1d • $38 - $98 • Onsite

About The Position

Farr 8 is a Medical-Surgical unit specializing in the care of kidney, liver, and pancreas transplant patients throughout the perioperative and postoperative phases of their transplant journey. The patient population is highly acute and often medically complex, with common diagnoses including End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and End-Stage Liver Disease (ESLD).

Nurses on Farr 8 provide comprehensive care that includes the administration of blood products, high-risk intravenous medications, and immunosuppressive therapies. The team also plays a critical role in patient and family education, including post-transplant care, graft monitoring, drain management, medication adherence, and lifestyle modifications necessary for long-term transplant success.

This specialized unit offers a unique opportunity to care for a complex patient population while developing expertise in transplant nursing and multidisciplinary care coordination.

The BIDMC Nursing Mission is to build on a legacy of nursing excellence by caring with compassion, advancing the art & science of nursing, and advocating for the health of patients, families, and communities. The Clinical Nurse I utilizes the nursing process as the frame of reference for practice as a professional registered nurse and provides direct patient care to patients and families. This is an entry-level nursing position for new graduate nurses. Training, evaluation and competencies for this role are overseen by a Nurse Leader to the department.

As a Clinical Nurse I, you will be automatically enrolled in our Transition to Practice: Nurse Residency Program. This program consists of a 12-month curriculum designed to complement and enhance your unit-based, precepted clinical orientation. Together, these elements empower newly licensed nurses to successfully transition into clinical practice, using a structured, evidence-based approach. The curriculum is a blend of monthly seminars in a classroom setting and hands-on precepted work experiences. The monthly seminar sessions are presented by expert facilitators that will help you develop critical thinking skills and hone your clinical competence. Didactic presentations are blended with opportunities for you to reflect on your own clinical experiences and to receive feedback and guidance as you chart your professional growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
• License Registered Nurse required.
• Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
• 0-1 years related work experience required.
• American Heart Association - Basic Life Support Certificate
• Basic familiarity with computers.
• Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care to patients and makes necessary nursing judgments.
• Responsible for systematically assessing the health care needs of individuals or groups and for the formulation of a care plan, its implementation and evaluation.
• Demonstrates the ability for decision making by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience in caring for patients.
• Coordinates the care of patients and directs assistive personnel in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable and timely, patient-centered care.
• Demonstrates initial awareness of environmental forces on health care of patients and their families.
• Develops a collegial and collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine healthcare needs of patients and families.
• Learns to develop relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect.
• Communicates effectively in the exchange of information.
• Begins to demonstrate the ability to act as a patient advocate.
• Maintains annual mandatory education requirements, which include emergency skills and unit based competencies.
• Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with the unit based educator or clinical nurse specialist.
• Demonstrates a commitment to patients, staff, and to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
• The individual nursing practice reflects the goals of the Medical Center.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice and patient safety.

Benefits

• The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level