Nurse Residency– Reisman 12- Surgery- 36hr Rotating

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Boston, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Residency position is an entry-level nursing role for new graduate nurses within the Reisman 12 inpatient Surgery unit, which cares for Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, ENT Surgery, Breast Surgery, and Colorectal surgery patients. The BIDMC Nursing Mission emphasizes caring with compassion, advancing the art and science of nursing, and advocating for the health of patients, families, and communities. As a Clinical Nurse I, the individual will utilize the nursing process to provide direct patient care. This role includes automatic enrollment in the 12-month Transition to Practice: Nurse Residency Program. This program is designed to complement and enhance unit-based, precepted clinical orientation, empowering newly licensed nurses to transition successfully into clinical practice through a structured, evidence-based approach. The curriculum combines monthly classroom seminars led by expert facilitators with hands-on precepted work experiences, focusing on developing critical thinking skills and clinical competence, and providing opportunities for reflection and 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.
• Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation. May make recommendations for solving problems of moderate complexity and importance.
• Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
• Ability to follow precedents and procedures. May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines. Seeks assistance when confronted with difficult and/or unpredictable situations. Work progress is monitored by supervisor/manager.
• Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
• Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
• Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
• Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.
• Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
• Competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Neonatal:Birth to 6 months, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees