Registered Nurse- Klarman 8- Cardiac Intermediate Care- 36hr Rotating
About The Position
The Clinical Nurse II provides direct nursing care to patients and families, using the nursing process as the framework for professional practice. The nurse assesses healthcare needs, develops and implements care plans, evaluates outcomes, makes nursing judgments, and coordinates care with assistive personnel and other health professionals. Training, evaluation, and competencies for the role are overseen by a Nurse Leader for the department. The position is on Klarman 8, a 32-bed cardiac intermediate-care unit focused primarily on advanced heart failure therapies. Patients include those with decompensated heart failure, complex arrhythmias, myocardial infarctions, and post-procedural needs, including structural heart procedures, PCI, and electrophysiology procedures. The unit also cares for patients requiring advanced modalities such as inotropic medications, LVADs, pulmonary artery catheters, and pericardial drains. Nurses receive staged workshops during their first year and annually thereafter to support competency. The team collaborates with an interdisciplinary care team to develop patient-centered treatment plans, with professional development and teamwork supported by unit leadership and educators.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Registered Nurse license required.
- Basic Life Support certification required.
- 1–3 years of related work experience.
- Basic familiarity with computers and ability to navigate web-based applications at a basic level.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English.
- Ability to comprehend and converse in English with medical center staff, patients, families, and external customers.
- Competence 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 perform medium physical work, exerting up to 50 pounds occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently, and to stand and/or move around for most of the shift.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree strongly preferred.
- Experience in a teaching hospital.
- Expertise in a specialty area.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care and make necessary nursing judgments.
- Systematically assess the healthcare needs of individuals or groups and formulate, implement, and evaluate care plans.
- Integrate theoretical knowledge and practical experience when making care decisions.
- Coordinate patient care and direct assistive personnel to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely, and patient-centered care.
- Recognize environmental forces affecting the health of patients and families and identify resources needed to carry out care plans.
- Collaborate with other health professionals to determine the healthcare needs of patients and families.
- Build relationships with patients and families that communicate trust and respect.
- Communicate effectively and act as a patient advocate.
- Maintain annual mandatory education, emergency skills, and unit-based competency requirements.
- Identify professional growth and development needs with the unit-based educator or clinical nurse specialist.
- Participate in professional development activities and, as appropriate, quality improvement activities.
- Demonstrate commitment to patients, staff, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and reflect the Medical Center’s goals in nursing practice.
- Remain accountable for nursing practice and patient safety.
Benefits
- Influenza vaccination is required as a condition of employment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
