Nurse Resident- Jenks 5- Med/Surg- 36hr Rotating

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Boston, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is opening two newly established 25-bed inpatient medicine units on Jenks 5 at the New England Baptist Hospital (NEBH) campus, less than one mile from BIDMC’s main campus. Scheduled to open in January 2027, the units offer Nurse Residents the opportunity to join a founding team and help shape a new care environment. Orientation and training will take place at BIDMC’s main campus before the transition to practice at the NEBH location. The Nurse Resident provides direct patient care, assesses health care needs, develops and implements care plans, and evaluates outcomes. The role coordinates patient care and directs assistive personnel while developing collaborative relationships with patients, families, and other health professionals. Residents are supported through BIDMC’s 12-month Transition to Practice Program, comprehensive onboarding, hands-on mentorship, and a collaborative teaching culture, with opportunities for professional growth and career advancement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Registered Nurse license.
Basic Life Support certificate from the American Heart Association.
0–1 years of related work experience.
Basic familiarity with computers and ability to navigate web-based applications at a basic level.
Ability to provide patient care to neonatal patients from birth to 6 months, young adults ages 16–30, middle-aged adults ages 30–60, and elderly patients ages 60 and older.
Ability to exert up to 50 pounds occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently, and to stand and/or move around for most of the shift.
Ability to make decisions guided by general instructions and practices, analyze or interpret varied problems, follow procedures, organize work within general guidelines, and seek assistance in difficult or unpredictable situations.
Ability to communicate moderately complex written information in English and comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English.
Ability to work collaboratively in small teams and provide professional, respectful customer service while remaining calm in stressful situations.
Must be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care and make necessary nursing judgments.
Systematically assess the health care needs of individuals or groups and formulate, implement, and evaluate care plans.
Integrate theoretical knowledge with practical experience when making decisions about patient care.
Coordinate patient care and direct assistive personnel to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely, patient-centered care.
Develop awareness of environmental forces affecting the health care of patients and their families.
Develop collegial and collaborative relationships with other health professionals to determine patients’ and families’ health care needs.
Learn to build relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect.
Communicate effectively when exchanging information.
Begin demonstrating the ability to act as a patient advocate.
Maintain annual mandatory education requirements, including emergency skills and unit-based competencies.
Identify continued growth and development needs with the unit-based educator or clinical nurse specialist.
Demonstrate commitment to patients, staff, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and align nursing practice with the Medical Center’s goals.
Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for nursing practice and patient safety.