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BMC Software•Boston, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Menino Post Anesthesia Care Unit/Pre-Operative Unit at Boston Medical Center consists of 52 bays, all equipped with advanced Intensive Care monitoring and providing Pre-Operative care. This unit functions as a holding area for procedural patients requiring specialized cardiac and interventional care, and also serves as a high acuity recovery area for patients stabilizing after surgery. The registered nurse adheres to the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing rules and regulations, is primarily responsible for professional performance and direct patient care, and is accountable for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes. The role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients and their families across the healthcare continuum, following established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice.

Requirements

Diploma, ASN, or BSN required (BSN preferred)
Must obtain BSN within 4 years if not currently held
Licensed to practice professional nursing as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Current basic life support (BLS) certification
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS) certification
Basic computer proficiency
Effective interpersonal skills
Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work
Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement 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 the core job responsibilities following practice setting demands for the patient populations regularly served
Ability to effectively manage stress due to critical issues related to patient care, changing organizational climate, and personnel issues
1 + years of nursing experience required
Critical Care experience required (PACU, ED, ICU)
Must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu, as well as receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

Nice To Haves

Multilingual skills (beyond that of English) in languages appropriate to the patient populations served by the medical center preferred
Previous/Current PACU experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Professional performance and direct patient care
Nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients and their families across the healthcare continuum
Adherence to Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing rules and regulations
Accountability for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes
Following established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice