Registered Nurse -W. PACU- 30hr- Nights

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Boston, MA

125d

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Three 10-hour shifts per week, 9pm-7:30am. Flexibility is required based on unit needs. Weekend rotation (currently every 8th weekend) and holiday coverage are expected. Unit Overview: The PACU is a 26-bed unit that provides care for both inpatient and outpatient populations who have undergone anesthesia for a wide range of surgical and procedural interventions. The unit operates 24/7 in close collaboration with the Department of Anesthesia. Overnight, the PACU often cares for ICU-level patients, so prior ICU experience is strongly preferred.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing strongly preferred.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a teaching hospital and specialty area expertise.

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 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.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice and patient safety.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits.
• Support for achieving a healthy and balanced life.

What This Job Offers

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