Experienced Registered Nurse, Cardiac ICU, 36 hours, Day/Night Rotation

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Burlington, VT

1d • $37 - $95

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in a combined 8-bed Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and 8-bed Critical Care Unit, caring for complex and critically ill patients. Nurses work across both units and collaborate with an experienced multidisciplinary team. The fast-paced setting includes trauma activations, code blues, and complex patient transitions, and calls for adaptability, flexibility, strong communication, professionalism, and a team-first mindset.

The nurse provides safe, quality, age-specific care; assesses patients and families; develops and adapts culturally competent care plans; and evaluates outcomes. The role includes building professional relationships with patients, families, nurses, physicians, and other colleagues; educating patients and families; supporting colleagues’ development and learning; maintaining regulatory readiness; and applying evidence-based nursing practice. The nurse also follows organizational policies and standards, participates in quality-improvement activities and mandatory education, and performs other duties as needed or directed.

Requirements

• Graduate of a state-approved and/or accredited School of Nursing.
• Current license to practice professional nursing from the Massachusetts Board of Registration.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Clinical skills and technical knowledge necessary to provide care according to nursing policies and procedures and unit-specific competencies.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Organize and coordinate the safe delivery of quality care for assigned patients and families.
• Develop culturally competent care plans that identify patient problems, expected outcomes, and preventive measures.
• Perform systematic patient and family assessments relevant to the practice setting.
• Deliver age-specific care, evaluate its effectiveness, and adapt the plan based on patient and family responses.
• Establish professional relationships with patients, families, nurses, physicians, and other colleagues, including partnering with patients and families in care.
• Educate patients and families about illness, treatment, and appropriate preventive measures.
• Support community-based activities within and beyond the Lahey community.
• Adhere to unit policies, procedures, practice guidelines, and the ANA Code of Ethics.
• Act as a responsive team member and nurse educator, and fulfill regulatory compliance and readiness responsibilities.
• Uphold nursing care standards, pursue lifelong learning, and demonstrate evidence-based practice.
• Incorporate Lahey Clinic guiding principles, mission, and goals into daily activities and comply with organizational policies and behavioral expectations.
• Maintain courteous and effective interactions and meet customer-service standards.
• Participate in departmental or interdepartmental quality-improvement activities and successfully complete mandatory education.
• Perform other duties as needed or directed to meet departmental needs.

Benefits

• Hourly pay range of $37.00–$95.37; actual compensation may depend on factors such as seniority, education, training, relevant experience, certifications, work location, and responsibilities. Shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, and overtime pay may also apply.

What This Job Offers

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