Experienced Registered Nurse 7 Central Ortho Neurosurgery Trauma 24 Hour Nights

Job Description

7 Central is a dynamic, high-acuity, 38-bed inpatient medical-surgical unit specializing in Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, and Trauma care. Our team cares for a diverse patient population and works in close collaboration with the Hospital Medicine team to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care. Through our specialty focus, we are able to provide highly coordinated, co-managed care tailored to the unique needs of our patients.

Position Highlights

• Flexible scheduling with rotating schedules every 4 weeks
• Weekend and holiday rotation commitments required

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

I. Clinical Judgment and Decision Making

• Ways in which nurses come to understand the problems, issues or concerns of patients/families, to attend to relevant/critical information, and to respond in concerned and involved ways.
• Develops a culturally competent plan of care that identifies patient problems, expected outcomes, and addresses preventative measures.
• Performs systematic patient and family assessment relevant to practice settings.
• Delivers care that is specific to the age of the patient.
• Evaluates effectiveness of care and adapts plan based on patient/family response.

II. Professional Relationship

• Establishes professional relationship with nurses, physicians and other colleagues and patients and families.
• The relationship includes the patient and family as a partner in care and is based upon Swanson’s Theory of Caring.
• Edicates the patient and family about the patient’s illness and treatment including preventative measures appropriate to the patient.
• Supports Lahey Clinics commitment to community based activities both within the Lahey community and beyond.

III. Clinical Leadership

• The Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care supports the development of others and creates a practice climate of responsiveness and learning based on Benner’s Novice to Expert skills acquisition model.
• Demonstrates professional behavior by adhering to unit policies and procedures, practice guidelines specific to the setting and the ANA Code of Ethics.
• Demonstrates skills as a responsive team member.
• Demonstrate ability to fulfill role in Regulatory compliance and readiness.

IV. Clinical Scholarship

• The Staff Registered Nurse: Tertiary Care achieves clinical scholarship through experiences with patients, through collaboration with colleagues and leadership and through formal education.
• Learning is transformed into knowledge through self-reflection and analysis.
• Upholds standards of quality nursing care.
• Demonstrates a commitment to life long learning.
• Demonstrate ability to fulfill role in Regulatory compliance and readiness.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of a state approved and/or accredited School of Nursing
• Licensure, Certification, Registration: Current license to practice professional nursing from the Massachusetts Board of Registration
• BLS certification from American Heart Association or American Red Cross.