Registered Nurse, Gastroenterology, 34 Hours (Days)

Boston Medical Center•Boston, MA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in Gastroenterology provides professional nursing 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, following the nursing department’s model of care and established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice. The position is scheduled for 34 hours on days.

Requirements

Nursing degree: diploma, ASN, or BSN; ability to obtain a BSN within four years.
Current Massachusetts RN registration and licensure in good standing by the start date.
Current basic life support (BLS) certification.
Basic computer proficiency, including accessing, entering, and interpreting computerized data and information.
Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills for communicating with health care team members, patients, and families.
Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
Analytical ability to address clinical nursing issues and conduct quality-improvement or research-utilization projects.
Ability to meet the physical core responsibilities of the role in accordance with practice-setting demands and the patient populations served.
Ability to manage stress related to critical patient-care issues, organizational changes, and personnel issues.

Nice To Haves

BSN (preferred).
Multilingual skills beyond English in languages appropriate to the patient populations served.
Relevant clinical experience and/or specialty certification for certain practice areas.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care and perform professional nursing duties.
Assess, diagnose, plan, intervene, and evaluate nursing care.
Coordinate care for patients and their families across the health care continuum.
Be accountable for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient-care outcomes.
Use the nursing department’s model of care and comply with agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice.
Delegate appropriate patient-care activities effectively.
Set priorities and complete assigned work efficiently.