New Graduate RN, Surgical Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SNICU), Day/ Nights, (Start Date: March 2027)

Boston Medical Center•Boston, MA

About The Position

The registered nurse adheres to the rules and regulations of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing and is primarily responsible for professional performance and direct patient care. The role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients and their families across the health care continuum. The nurse is accountable for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes using the nursing department’s model of care and established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice. This is a new graduate RN position in the Surgical Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SNICU), with a full-time rotating day/night schedule and rotating weekends. The start date is March 2027. New graduate nurses in critical care are expected to remain in their critical care role for at least two years from their hire date.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an Associate’s degree or a Baccalaureate degree in nursing.
Current Massachusetts RN registration and licensure in good standing is preferred prior to the start date.
Current basic life support (BLS) certification is required.
Demonstrate basic computer proficiency, including the ability to access, enter, and interpret computerized data and information.
Have effective interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with health care team members, patients, and families.
Have organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
Have analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement and research utilization projects.
Have effective verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the patient populations served.
Have the physical ability to meet core job responsibilities in accordance with practice-setting demands and patient populations served.
Be able to manage stress related to critical patient-care issues, changing organizational climate, and personnel issues.
New graduate nurses in critical care are expected to remain in the critical care role for a minimum of two years from the date of hire.
If not already holding a BSN, enroll in a baccalaureate program within one year of hire and complete the BSN by the end of the semester in which the fourth employment anniversary occurs.

Nice To Haves

A BSN is preferred.
Multilingual skills beyond English in languages appropriate to the medical center’s patient populations are preferred.
Some units may require Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification; additional certifications may be required for certain practice areas.
Relevant clinical experience and/or specialty certification may be required for certain practice areas.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care and demonstrate professional nursing performance.
Perform nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
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 follow established policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice.
Delegate appropriate patient care activities effectively.