Registered Nurse (Med/Surg/Tele, 36hr, Nights)

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Needham, AL

20h • $36 - $90

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. The position serves patients across neonatal, youth, young adult, middle-age, and elderly age groups.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in nursing.
• Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse licensure.
• 0–1 years of related work experience.
• BLS-AHA certification for direct patient care areas, or obtain it within 30 days of hire.
• Experience with computer systems, including web-based applications and some Microsoft Office applications, which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Access.
• Ability to communicate moderately complex information in English in varied written formats.
• Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families, and external customers.
• Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices, and policies and use them in complex, varied situations.
• Ability to work collaboratively in small teams, offer ideas, identify issues, and respect team members.
• Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet unit standards and expectations, and resolve service issues in a timely and respectful manner.
• Competence to provide patient care to neonatal patients (birth to 6 months), youth (6 months to 16 years), young adults (16–30 years), middle-age adults (30–60 years), and elderly patients (60 years and older).
• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently, and to stand and/or move around for most of the shift.
• Must be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in nursing.
• Previous experience.
• ACLS-AHA certification in critical care areas (ED, ICU, ENDO, Float, Radiology, PACU), or obtain it within 90 days of hire.
• PALS-AHA certification in ED/Float, or obtain it within 1 year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Mutually formulate outcomes with the patient, significant others, and health care team when appropriate.
• Delegate appropriate patient care activities to co-workers with suitable knowledge and skill, and hold co-workers accountable for completing delegated tasks in a timely manner.
• Provide care appropriate to the population groups regularly served and seek assistance from resources when other population groups need care.
• Perform patient teaching as required and provide 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