Registered Nurse, Ambulatory Pediatrics, Per Diem

Boston Medical Center•Boston, MA

17h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in Ambulatory Pediatrics adheres to the rules and regulations of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing and is primarily responsible for professional performance and direct patient care. The role includes nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients and families across the health care continuum. The nurse is accountable for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient-care outcomes using the nursing department’s model of care and established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice.

Requirements

Nursing degree: diploma, associate degree in nursing (ASN), or bachelor of science in nursing (BSN); BSN is preferred.
Ability to obtain a BSN within four years.
Current RN registration and licensure in Massachusetts in good standing.
Current basic life support (BLS) certification.
Three to five years of inpatient pediatric experience.
One to two years of experience in an ambulatory setting.
Experience with care coordination and transitions of care in an ambulatory setting.
Telephone triage experience.
Basic computer proficiency, including the ability to access, enter, and interpret computerized data and information.
Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills for working with healthcare team members, patients, and families.
Organizational skills to set priorities and complete assigned work efficiently.
Analytical ability to address clinical nursing issues and conduct quality-improvement and research-utilization projects.
Ability to effectively manage stress related to critical patient-care issues, organizational change, and personnel matters.
Physical ability to meet core job responsibilities in accordance with practice-setting demands and the needs of the patient populations served.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
Multilingual skills beyond English in languages appropriate to the patient populations served.
Relevant clinical experience and/or specialty certification for applicable practice areas.

Responsibilities

Provide professional nursing performance and direct patient care.
Assess, diagnose, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care.
Coordinate care for patients and families across the health care continuum.
Support clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient-care outcomes.
Delegate appropriate patient-care activities effectively.
Solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality-improvement and research-utilization projects.