Registered Nurse, Primary Care, 40 Hours (Days)

BMC Software•Boston, MA

2d•$38 - $75•Onsite

About The Position

Boston Medical Center (BMC) is a large and busy healthcare provider, emphasizing community-based care and serving as New England's largest safety-net hospital. It is the primary teaching affiliate of Boston University School of Medicine and a founding partner of Boston HealthNet. BMC is committed to achieving its Vision 2030 goal of making Boston the healthiest urban population globally. This Registered Nurse position in the Primary Care department is a Full Time role focused on professional performance and direct patient care, encompassing the full nursing process and accountability for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes.

Requirements

Nursing degree: Diploma, ASN or BSN (preferred)
Ability to obtain BSN within 4 years
Registration and current RN licensure in the state of MA in good standing required.
Licensed to practice professional nursing as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Requires current basic life support (BLS) certification.
Some units may require Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS) certification.
Additional certifications may be required for certain practice areas.
Varies depending on the needs of the unit/department.
Basic computer proficiency inclusive of ability to access, enters, and interpret computerized data/information.
Effective interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with various members of the health care team, patients, and families.
Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
Relevant clinical experience and/or specialty, certification required for certain practice areas.
Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement research utilization projects.
Ability to effectively delegate appropriate patient care activities.
Effective verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the patient populations served.
Physical ability to meet the core job responsibilities in accordance with practice setting demands for the patient populations regularly served.
Ability to effectively manage stress due to critical issues related to patient care, changing organizational climate and personnel issues.
Must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu, as well as receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Must complete a background check before beginning employment.

Nice To Haves

Multilingual skills (beyond that of English) in languages appropriate to the patient populations served by the medical center preferred.

Responsibilities

Utilizes all steps of the nursing process in providing timely, safe, efficient, and appropriate patient-centered care.
Assesses patients and families systematically and ongoing for signs and symptoms, collecting pertinent data using appropriate techniques and prioritizing based on the patient's condition.
Analyzes assessment data to determine appropriate nursing diagnoses and identifies expected outcomes individualized to the patient.
Develops and documents an individualized plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes, prioritizing patient needs and ensuring continuity of care.
Implements interventions identified in the nursing and medical plan of care, prioritizing based on fluctuating patient and unit needs.
Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age groups of patients regularly served.
Effectively delegates appropriate patient care activities to co-workers with the appropriate knowledge and skill level.
Provides for a safe, clean unit environment through the use of appropriate risk management practices.
Demonstrates safe technical competence based on patient needs, including direct care skills, informatics, and equipment monitoring/utilization.
Administers medications in accordance with established practice standards, policies, and protocols.
Educates patients and families regarding current illness, procedures, treatments, plan of care, as well as health maintenance, promotion, and illness/injury prevention.
In emergency/crisis situations, demonstrates effective decision-making, re-prioritizes patient care needs, initiates appropriate response actions, and directs other team members.
Documents interventions according to departmental policy.
Evaluates patient's progress toward the attainment of clinical and educational outcomes, conducting systematic and ongoing reassessments.
Provides follow-up care in person via home visits and via telephone when needed and appropriate.
Documents patient’s response to interventions as well as revisions in diagnoses, outcomes, and plan of care according to departmental policy.
Systematically evaluates the quality, cost, and effectiveness of nursing practice.
Participates/leads quality improvement and/or research activities.
Uses results of patient satisfaction, quality improvement, and/or research data to initiate changes in practice.
Accounts for completing daily patient classification data and incident reports in a timely manner.
Participates in cost containment initiatives and practices.
Practices in compliance with established practice standards, policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, statutes, and regulations.
Functions without supervision in a manner appropriate for level of experience and education.
Responsible for seeing things through to completion and for informing appropriate staff of outcomes.
Offers, seeks out, and acts upon constructive feedback regarding professional practice.
Takes appropriate steps to effectively resolve peer conflicts or investigate questionable activities.
Maintains accurate annual professional development record.
Demonstrates flexibility and ability to positively adapt to changing staffing/clinical/patient census needs.
Demonstrates reliability in regard to attendance and punctuality standards.
Maintains a presentable appearance in accordance with dress code requirements.
Acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice and participates in ongoing educational activities to enhance clinical knowledge and update requisite skills.
Completes mandatory requirements: annual BLS certification, institutional mandatory education, and departmental/unit specific competencies.
Actively participates on unit or departmental based task forces, councils, or committees.
Takes initiative to share knowledge and skills willingly with colleagues, students, and novice practitioners.
Provides peers with constructive feedback regarding their practice and professional skills.
Acts as a resource for new employees, float staff, and other unit team members.
Assists in the orientation and/or acts as preceptor for new employees and/or nursing students.
Delivers care in a manner that preserves/protects client autonomy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights.
Acts as a patient advocate to facilitate meeting identified patient needs.
Delivers care in a non-judgmental and nondiscriminatory manner that is sensitive to and demonstrates respect for patient diversity.
Seeks available resources to help formulate ethical decisions.
Communicates and consults with client, significant others, and members of the health care team regarding required patient care.
Works cooperatively and constructively with all departments and health care team members.
Participates as an integral member of the health team during family/staff meetings, rounds, and reports.
Coordinates appropriate internal and external referrals to assist patients to gain access to services.
Coordinates discharge activities including arranging for home/agency referrals when necessary.
Interprets/translates for patient/family/visitors when conversant in their native language as needed.
Acts as a shift charge nurse when requested/needed and oriented to charge.
Performs all other related duties as assigned.