Experienced Registered Nurse, IV/STAT, 36hrs, Night Shift

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Boston, MA

3d • $37 - $95 • Onsite

About The Position

New England Baptist Hospital is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for its IV/STAT role. The position provides direct, competent, compassionate, and individualized nursing care to a group of patients, ensuring care is safe, effective, timely, and responsive to patients’ cultural, spiritual, and ethnic needs. The nurse collaborates with the patient care team to coordinate care, establish and follow comprehensive plans, advocate for patients, and support optimal outcomes. The role also requires protecting patient privacy and confidentiality and complying with HIPAA and hospital policies and standards.

The nurse assesses patients, makes appropriate nursing judgments, administers medications, monitors and documents responses to therapies, manages pain, obtains and labels specimens, and maintains accurate medical records. Additional duties include admitting, transferring, and discharging patients; coordinating with ancillary departments; delegating appropriate care activities; following infection-control and biohazard-handling procedures; educating patients about procedures and expected outcomes; and responding appropriately to emergencies. The nurse maintains required education, licensure, and certifications, participates in professional development and patient-safety and quality activities, and contributes to a collaborative workplace by sharing knowledge with colleagues and learners.

This is a full-time, 36-hour-per-week night-shift position with 12-hour shifts and every third weekend. The hospital offers a $15,000 sign-on bonus to eligible candidates, subject to program terms and conditions. A Massachusetts RN license and AHA ACLS/BLS certifications are required. A BSN is required. One or more years of ICU experience is preferred; candidates with at least two years of current telemetry experience will also be considered. IV skills are preferred. The stated base hourly pay range is $37.00–$95.37; actual compensation may vary based on relevant factors and applicable additional pay practices. Staff must be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Current Massachusetts RN license.
• American Heart Association ACLS and BLS certifications.
• At least two years of current telemetry experience for candidates considered as an alternative to ICU experience.
• Willingness to meet the hospital’s influenza vaccination condition of employment.
• Full-time, 36-hour-per-week night-shift schedule, including every third weekend.

Nice To Haves

• One or more years of ICU experience.
• IV skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent, compassionate, individualized direct nursing care to patients.
• Assess patient needs, make nursing judgments, and design, implement, follow, and update individualized plans of care.
• Collaborate with the patient care team, coordinate care goals, and advocate for patients when appropriate.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and privacy in compliance with HIPAA and hospital standards and policies.
• Identify patients correctly when providing care.
• Administer medications according to hospital policies and procedures; monitor and document responses to medications and therapies and intervene as needed.
• Obtain and label specimens for diagnostic testing in accordance with patient-identification procedures.
• Document and update patient medical records according to hospital and department policies.
• Assess, manage, and document patient pain.
• Admit, transfer, and discharge patients; coordinate with ancillary departments and complete and confirm admission histories using paper and/or electronic medical records.
• Delegate appropriate patient-care activities to team members with suitable knowledge and skills, and document changes to the care plan.
• Follow infection-control standards, including hand hygiene, isolation precautions, aseptic and sterile techniques, and universal precautions.
• Clean equipment and properly handle and dispose of biohazardous materials.
• Inform and educate patients about expected outcomes before, during, and after medical procedures; explain privacy requirements to patients, families, and visitors.
• Maintain mandatory education requirements, professional licensure, and required certifications.
• Identify emergency or crisis situations, communicate them promptly to appropriate team members, and respond appropriately.
• Comply with applicable practice standards, policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, statutes, and regulations, including JCAHO, Fire Code, and OSHA requirements.
• Participate in educational and professional development activities and in hospital- or unit-based patient safety and quality activities.
• Maintain collaborative professional relationships and share knowledge and skills with colleagues, students, and novice practitioners.

Benefits

• Full-time benefits for positions of 30–40 hours.
• Potential $15,000 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates, subject to program terms and conditions.
• Parking offered at a cost of $22 per week.
• 12-hour shifts.
• Specialty-focused work environment.
• Reasonable patient assignments.
• No Emergency Department or trauma service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level