Registered Nurse, Neurology Ambulatory Clinic, 24 Hours (Days)

Boston Medical Center•Boston, MA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Neurology Ambulatory Clinic is primarily responsible for professional nursing performance and direct patient care. The role includes assessing, diagnosing, planning, intervening, evaluating, and coordinating 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 following agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice. The position is scheduled for 24 hours during the day.

Requirements

Nursing degree: Diploma, Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN), or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); BSN preferred.
Ability to obtain a BSN within four years.
Current Massachusetts RN licensure in good standing by the start date.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Basic computer proficiency, including the ability to access, enter, and interpret computerized data and information.
Effective interpersonal skills for communication with health care team members, patients, and families.
Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement and 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 core job responsibilities in accordance with practice-setting demands and patient populations served.
Ability to manage stress related to critical patient care issues, organizational changes, and personnel issues.

Nice To Haves

Multilingual skills beyond English in languages appropriate to the medical center’s patient populations.
BSN (preferred).

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care and perform professional nursing duties in accordance with Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing rules and regulations.
Assess, diagnose, plan, intervene, and evaluate nursing care.
Coordinate care for patients and their families across the health care continuum.
Support clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes.
Follow the nursing department’s model of care and established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice.
Set priorities and complete assigned work efficiently.
Delegate appropriate patient care activities.
Address clinical nursing issues and participate in quality improvement and research utilization projects.