Registered Nurse (Med/Surg/Tele, 36hr, Day/Night)

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Needham, MA

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct and indirect nursing care, health maintenance, teaching, counseling, collaborative planning, and rehabilitation. The nurse collaborates with physicians and other disciplines to ensure quality, cost-effective patient care.

This position is on the Derenzo Patient Care Unit, a general medical/surgical/telemetry unit. Patients are admitted from the ED, PACU, physicians’ offices, and occasionally directly from their residences. The diverse patient population includes people with medical diagnoses and those who have undergone abdominal, orthopedic, plastic, or urological surgeries, among other conditions. The schedule is a 36-hour day/night rotation.

Requirements

• Associate's degree.
• Registered Nurse license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) registration/certification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certificate.
• Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support (PALS) certificate.
• 0–1 years of related work experience.
• Experience with computer systems, including web-based applications and some Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Access.
• BLS is required for all RNs in direct patient care areas; ACLS is required in critical care areas; PALS is required in ED, Float, and PACU.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Mutually formulate outcomes with the patient, significant others, and the health care team when appropriate.
• Delegate appropriate patient care activities to co-workers with suitable knowledge and skill, and hold them accountable for completing delegated tasks in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to provide care appropriate to the patient population regularly served, and seek assistance when other population groups need care.
• Provide patient teaching and care in accordance with the plan of care and practice standards.
• Provide care in a non-judgmental manner that respects patients’ rights, autonomy, dignity, and confidentiality.
• Collaborate with physicians and other disciplines to ensure quality, cost-effective patient care.

What This Job Offers

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