Registered Nurse - SICU Menino Pavilion - 24 Hours - Nights - SEIU - Full-time

Boston Medical Center (BMC) is more than a hospital. Its a network of support and care that touches the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in need each year. It is the largest and busiest provider of trauma and emergency services in New England. Emphasizing community-based care, BMC is committed to providing consistently excellent and accessible health services to all—and is the largest safety-net hospital in New England. The hospital is also the primary teaching affiliate of the nationally ranked Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and a founding partner of Boston HealthNet – an integrated health care delivery systems that includes many community health centers. BMC provides a full range of pediatric and adult care services, from primary to family medicine to advanced specialty care.

BMC is also committed to our employees, who are a very important piece to who we are. We pride ourselves in providing equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. BMC will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

In 2014, Boston Medical Center embarked on an ambitious, four-year redesign project with a goal of transforming our campus into the most modern hospital in the city. Patient experience will be enhanced by consolidating services to the Menino side of the campus, expanding our Emergency Department, modernizing surgical suites, and offering patients and staff the most efficient clinical care spaces possible.
Our Critical Care Teams have just completed the move into their expanded facility. Please review the job description below and submit your application and resume. Our team will contact you regarding your experience and fit.

Minimum Qualifications:

• One year of experience as a working and licensed Registered Nurse.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an Associate’s degree or Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN). BSN preferred.
• Candidates who do not have a BSN must be enrolled in a Baccalaureate program within 6 months of hire and must complete their BSN within 36 months of hire.
• Registration and current RN licensure in the state of MA in good standing required.
• 12 Months of Critical Care experience is REQUIRED.
• Requires current basic life support (BLS) certification. Some units may require Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS) certification
• Additional certifications may be required for certain practice area.
• Willingness to work every other weekend.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Basic computer proficiency inclusive of ability to access, enters, and interpret computerized data/information.
• EPIC experience preferred.
• Effective interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with various members of the health care team, patients, and families.
• Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
• Multilingual skills (beyond that of English) in languages appropriate to the patient populations served by the medical center preferred.
• Relevant clinical experience and/or specialty, certification required for certain practice areas, e.g., enterostomal therapy, epidemiology, perioperative areas.
• 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 in accordance with 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.

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