Registered Nurse - PACU East, 36 hours 12p-12a

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Boston, MA

9d • $38 - $98 • Onsite

About The Position

The OR East surgical suite features a fast-paced, multi-unit environment comprising two Pre-Op Holding Areas and three distinct PACU bays. Our diverse nursing staff delivers total patient care—supported by dedicated patient care technicians—managing both pre- and post-surgical care. The unit is fully equipped to guide patients through post-anesthesia recovery while managing complex, high-acuity medical and surgical needs. Flexibility is essential in this dynamic setting: RNs regularly float between holding areas and recovery bays throughout the day to support fluctuating patient volume and clinical demand. 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 II utilizes the nursing process as the frame of reference for practice as a professional registered nurse and provides direct nursing care to patients and families. Training, evaluation and competencies for this role are overseen by a Nurse Leader to the department.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
• License Registered Nurse required.
• Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
• 1-3 years related work experience required.
• Basic familiarity with computers.
• Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with multi-unit floating responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing strongly preferred.
• 1–2+ years of ICU or Critical Care experience is highly recommended due to the increasing acuity and clinical complexity of our patient population.
• Experience in a teaching hospital and specialty area expertise.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, total patient care across both Pre-Op Holding and Phase I/II post-anesthesia recovery.
• Manage higher-acuity surgical patients by continuously assessing neurological, respiratory, and hemodynamic status.
• Adapt fluidly to dynamic unit workflows, floating seamlessly across all 3 PACUs and 2 Holding Areas as unit volume demands.
• Partner with support staff and interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, efficient patient handoffs and care coordination.
• Provides direct care to patients and makes necessary nursing judgments.
• Responsible for systematically assessing the healthcare 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 awareness of environmental forces on health care of patients and their families.
• Demonstrates the ability to identify resources necessary to implement the plan of care.
• Works in a collegial and collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine healthcare needs of patients and families.
• Develops relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect.
• Communicates effectively in the exchange of information.
• 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.
• Participates in activities that contribute to professional development of self.
• May participate in quality improvement activities.
• 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.
• Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree