Registered Nurse, Cancer Care, 40 Hours (Days)

BMC Software•Boston, MA

10d•$38 - $79

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 Registered 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 position is in Cancer Care and is scheduled for 40 hours on days.

Requirements

Nursing degree: diploma, Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN), or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); ability to obtain a BSN within four years.
Current RN registration and licensure in Massachusetts in good standing.
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 address 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

BSN preferred.
Multilingual skills beyond English in languages appropriate to the patient populations served.
Relevant clinical experience and/or specialty certification where required for certain practice areas.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification may be required in some units.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care and professional nursing services.
Assess, diagnose, plan, intervene, and evaluate nursing care.
Coordinate care for patients and their families across the health care continuum.
Be accountable for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient-care outcomes.
Delegate appropriate patient-care activities.
Solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality-improvement and research-utilization projects.