Registered Nurse - PACU East - 36 hours D/N Rotating
About The Position
The Clinical Nurse II provides direct nursing care to patients and families at BIDMC PACU East, delivering comprehensive pre- and post-surgical care in a fast-paced environment equipped to manage complex medical and surgical needs as patients recover from anesthesia. The nurse uses the nursing process to assess health care needs, formulate and implement care plans, and evaluate outcomes. Training, evaluation, and competencies are overseen by a Nurse Leader. The role includes floating between PACU units according to operational needs and caring for patients across specified age groups. The position is full-time, 36 hours per week, worked as three 12-hour shifts on a rotating day/night schedule: 8:00 AM–8:00 PM and 8:00 PM–8:00 AM. The role requires standing and/or moving around through most of the shift and exerting up to 50 pounds occasionally or up to 20 pounds frequently. The listed base hourly pay range is $38.00–$98.19. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires staff to be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
- Registered Nurse license required.
- Basic Life Support certificate required.
- 1–3 years of related work experience required.
- At least 1 year of critical care experience or previous PACU experience.
- Basic familiarity with computers and ability to navigate web-based applications at a basic level.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English.
- Ability to comprehend and converse in English with medical center staff, patients, families, and external customers.
- Competence to provide patient care to neonatal patients from birth to 6 months, young adults ages 16–30, middle-aged adults ages 30–60, and elderly patients age 60 and older.
- Ability to exert up to 50 pounds occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently, and to stand and/or move around through most of the shift.
- Must be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Baccalaureate degree in Nursing strongly preferred.
- Experience in a teaching hospital.
- Specialty area expertise.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care and make necessary nursing judgments.
- Systematically assess the health care needs of individuals or groups; formulate, implement, and evaluate care plans.
- Integrate theoretical knowledge with practical experience to make decisions in patient care.
- Coordinate patient care and direct assistive personnel to support safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely, patient-centered care.
- Recognize environmental factors affecting the health care of patients and families and identify resources needed to implement care plans.
- Collaborate with other health professionals to determine the health care needs of patients and families.
- Build relationships with patients and families that communicate trust and respect, exchange information effectively, and support patient advocacy.
- Maintain annual mandatory education requirements, including emergency skills and unit-based competencies.
- Identify continued learning and development needs with the unit-based educator or clinical nurse specialist and participate in professional development activities.
- May participate in quality improvement activities.
- Demonstrate accountability for nursing practice and patient safety, and commitment to patients, staff, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
- Float between PACU units based on operational needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
