Registered Nurse, RN - Adult Complex Medical Unit

Tufts Medicine • Boston, MA

110d

About The Position

Tufts Medical Center is recognized by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® for excellence in nursing. Magnet® recognition is the highest and most prestigious credential a health care organization can achieve for nursing excellence and quality patient care. Magnet® recognition signals to nurses that the organization is committed to nursing. The nurses at Tufts Medical Center are integral to everything we do. They are often the ones patients interact with first, and sometimes the ones they interact with the most. It’s a critically important role, so our nurses are well-supported, well-respected, and very well-appreciated! There’s an intensity and a pace to be embraced. You will have responsibility and accountability the minute you pull on the scrubs. You need to be the kind of person who gives everything you've got. Our patients deserve the best. Our nurses give it to them. Proger 7 is a 23-bed unit with primary services lines of General Medicine (COPD, ACS, sepsis, pneumonia, FTT) and Infectious Disease (endocarditis, cellulitis, sepsis, wound infection/debridement) with overflow of other medical/surgical services. Proger 7 is the only adult inpatient unit that cares for patient’s s/p I-131 therapy that require an inpatient stay. Complex Medical case types with or without complex co-morbidities.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Certifications (i.e. ACLS, PALS) relevant to the department and type of care being provided may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Specialty Nursing certifications.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes theoretical and evidence-based knowledge in partnering with patients and their families to assess, plan, implement and evaluate age appropriate care.
• Assesses and collaborates with patient, family/significant others and other disciplines to identify expected outcomes based on synthesis of data and diagnosis.
• Plans and develops individualized outcomes-based care plans incorporating the patient and family’s readiness and barrier to learning.
• Implements the plan in a safe and timely manner and documents the implementation and any modifications.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the planned strategies in relation to patient responses and the attainment of expected outcomes.
• Demonstrates and applies the skill and judgement necessary to implement the nursing plan of care.
• Performs procedures and treatments using nursing knowledge and judgment, according to established unit/practice area guidelines.
• Safely administers and assesses the patient response to medication utilizing essential knowledge of pharmacology.
• Maintains clinical competency with respect to technology and utilizes equipment in a safe manner.
• Performs as an advocate and as an educator for patients and families.
• Participates in hospital and/or unit based patient safety and quality activities.
• Participates in performance improvement activities through data collection, analysis and evaluation.
• Champions quality, safety, regulatory, and patient-family satisfaction.
• Facilitates cooperative and collaborative relationships among the various disciplines and departments.
• Delegates responsibilities to others with an understanding of their roles, knowledge and capabilities.
• Influences others to achieve Service Excellence.
• Participates in professional development and lifelong learning activities.
• May assume charge nurse functions in collaboration with unit leadership.
• Facilitates communication by seeking and sharing job-related information.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees