Registered Nurse, PACU Outpatient/Inpatient Surgery (36 hours, Day/Night)

About the role

The Menino Post Anesthesia Care Unit/Pre-Operative Unit on the new integrated procedural platform consists of 52 bays. All 52 bays provide advanced Intensive Care monitoring as well as Pre-Operative care. Pre-Op and PACU functions as a holding area for our procedural patients requiring specialized cardiac and interventional care. The department also functions as a high acuity recovery area stabilizing many directly from the OR/Procedural areas after surgery.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing rules and regulations and is primarily responsible for professional performance and direct patient care.
• Performs nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients and their families across the healthcare continuum.
• Facilitates communication with various health care team members, patients, and families.
• Set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
• Delegates appropriate patient care activities.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Manage stress due to critical issues related to patient care, changing organizational climate, and personnel issues.

Requirements

• Nursing Degree Required: Diploma, ASN, or BSN (BSN preferred).
• Must obtain BSN within 4 years if not currently held.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Required: Licensed to practice professional nursing as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Requires current basic life support (BLS) certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS) certification.

Qualifications

• Basic computer proficiency.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement research utilization projects.
• Physical ability to meet the core job responsibilities following practice setting demands for the patient populations regularly served.

Skills

• Knowledge of relevant clinical experience and/or specialty, certification required for certain practice areas, e.g., enters total therapy, epidemiology, peri-operative areas.

Benefits

Boston Medical Center offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, earned time cash out, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family wellbeing.

Pay

$38.05 - $75.33 per hour

Schedule

36 hours, Day/Night, Every 3rd Weekend

Equal Opportunity Employer

Boston Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.