Registered Nurse - ED- 36hr Rotating

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Boston, MA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Emergency Department, a Level I trauma center serving the Boston metropolitan area and treating nearly 55,000 patients annually. The state-of-the-art facility provides rapid emergency and trauma care for a high-volume population of acutely injured or ill patients. The Clinical Nurse II uses the nursing process as the framework for professional practice and provides direct nursing care to patients and families. Training, evaluation, and competencies for the role are overseen by an Accountable Nurse Leader in the department. The nurse assesses health care needs, develops and evaluates care plans, makes nursing judgments, coordinates patient care, and directs assistive personnel. The role involves collaborating with health professionals, communicating with patients and families, advocating for patients, maintaining required education and competencies, and pursuing professional development. Nurses may also participate in quality improvement activities and are accountable for their own nursing practice and patient safety.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
Registered Nurse license.
Basic Life Support certification.
ACLS certification.
1–3 years of related work experience.
Basic familiarity with computers and ability to navigate web-based applications.
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.
Ability to provide patient care to neonatal patients from birth to 6 months, young adults aged 16–30, middle-aged adults aged 30–60, and elderly patients aged 60 and older.
Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently; the job requires standing and/or moving for most of the shift.
Staff must be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is strongly preferred.
Experience in a teaching hospital is preferred.
Expertise in a specialty area is preferred.
One year of emergency nursing experience is preferred.
TNCC certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct care to patients 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 patient-care decisions.
Coordinate patient care and direct assistive personnel to support safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely, patient-centered care.
Recognize environmental forces affecting the health care of patients and their families.
Identify resources needed to implement the plan of care.
Collaborate with other health professionals to determine the health care needs of patients and families.
Develop relationships with patients and families that communicate and maintain trust and respect.
Communicate effectively in the exchange of information.
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.
Participate in activities that contribute to personal professional development.
May participate in quality improvement activities.
Demonstrate commitment to patients, staff, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, reflecting Medical Center goals in nursing practice.
Remain responsible and accountable for personal nursing practice and patient safety.