Registered Nurse, RN - Special Care Nursery

Tufts Medicine

1d•$38 - $68

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides professional and nonprofessional nursing care in accordance with physician orders and established policies, procedures, and practices. The RN independently provides direct nursing care to patients and their families. Clinical nursing duties include assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for an assigned group of patients, as well as providing nursing care and clinical support tasks within the scope of practice to achieve each patient’s plan of care. The role requires a nursing license and may direct the work of lower-level professionals or manage processes and programs. The Community RN Career Direct Care Pathway has four levels based on minimum RN experience, education, and qualifications: Level I (0 to less than 12 months), Level II (12 months to less than 3 years), Level III (3 to less than 8 years), and Level IV (8 years of RN experience). Department-specific certifications relevant to the type of patient care may be required. The position involves communication with patients, families, physicians, and the healthcare team; applying the nursing process; and physical activity including occasional lifting and turning patients, prolonged standing and walking, and occasional bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, sitting, kneeling, and squatting. The role also involves exposure to infectious disease, possible carcinogenic chemicals, and blood-borne pathogens.

Requirements

Massachusetts RN licensure.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Experience appropriate to the assigned RN pathway level: Level I, II, III, or IV.
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and the healthcare team.
Knowledge of and ability to apply the nursing process.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Participate in and maintain awareness of performance improvement initiatives.
Evaluate and integrate evidence-based practice and research into clinical practice.
Conduct and document accurate clinical assessments.
Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized patient plans of care.
Use professional nursing judgment to individualize care based on patient needs.
Manage patient assignments and delegate effectively based on patient needs and team members’ skills.
Develop and document comprehensive education plans for patients and families using appropriate resources.
Support patient and family rights, informed decisions, and advance directives.
Continuously evaluate and revise care plans as patients’ health status changes.
Develop comprehensive discharge plans using appropriate resources, referrals, and community resources.
Support new staff members and help facilitate their transition into the unit.
Guide department staff’s professional growth through precepting.
Identify learning needs and pursue appropriate professional development and education.
Participate in departmental committees as needed.