Experienced Registered Nurse - Farr 3- Med/Surg- 36hr Night Shift

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is seeking a Clinical Nurse II for Farr 3, a 30-bed adult medical-surgical unit.

The nurse provides direct patient care, conducts comprehensive assessments, and develops care plans for patients with complex acute and chronic conditions, including heart failure, COPD, diabetes and sepsis. The role emphasizes teamwork, safety, and continual professional growth within a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• RN license required.
• BSN strongly preferred.
• 1-3 years of acute care nursing experience.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and make nursing judgments.
• Assess health care needs and formulate, implement, and evaluate a care plan.
• Demonstrate decision-making with theoretical knowledge and clinical practice.
• Coordinate care and direct assistive staff to ensure safe, efficient patient-centered care.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families and the health team.
• Promote patient advocacy and safety; maintain unit education and competencies.

Skills

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Independence of Action

Written Communications

Oral Communications

Team Work

Customer Service

Education

Graduate of Accredited Nursing Program

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Join our collaborative and patient-centered team on Farr 3, a 30-bed adult medical-surgical unit specializing in the care of patients with complex acute and chronic medical conditions. Our patient population includes individuals with heart failure, COPD, diabetes, sepsis, advanced wound care needs, delirium and dementia, behavioral health and substance use disorders, as well as patients requiring tracheostomy management, chest tubes, and other specialized medical therapies. Farr 3 is committed to delivering exceptional evidence-based care while fostering a culture of teamwork, professional growth, quality improvement, and patient safety.

The Clinical Nurse II is a registered nurse with a minimum of one year of recent acute care nursing experience who demonstrates independent clinical judgment, strong prioritization skills, and the ability to safely manage a complex patient assignment. The Clinical Nurse II serves as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, providing compassionate, high-quality nursing care while promoting positive patient outcomes, patient and family engagement, and a culture of safety.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Provides direct care to patients and makes necessary nursing judgments.
• Responsible for systematically assessing the health care needs of individuals or groups and for the formulation of a care plan, its implementation and evaluation.
• Demonstrates the ability for decision making by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience in caring for patients.
• Coordinates the care of patients and directs assistive personnel in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable and timely, patient-centered care.
• Demonstrates awareness of environmental forces on health care of patients and their families.
• Demonstrates the ability to identify resources necessary to implement the plan of care.
• Works in a collegial and collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine healthcare needs of patients and families.
• Develops relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect.
• Communicates effectively in the exchange of information.
• Demonstrate the ability to act as a patient advocate.
• Maintains annual mandatory education requirements, which include emergency skills and unit based competencies.
• Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with the unit based educator or clinical nurse specialist.
• Participates in activities that contribute to professional development of self May participate in quality improvement activities.
• Demonstrates a commitment to patients, staff, and to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
• The individual nursing practice reflects the goals of the Medical Center.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice and patient safety

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program required.
• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing strongly preferred.

Experience :

• 1-3 years related work experience required.

License/Certification(s) :

• License Registered Nurse required.
• American Heart Association - Basic Life support Certificate required.

Competencies:

• Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation. May make recommendations for solving problems of moderate complexity and importance.
• Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
• Independence of Action: Ability to follow precedents and procedures. May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines. Seeks assistance when confronted with difficult and/or unpredictable situations. Work progress is monitored by supervisor/manager.
• Written Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
• Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
• Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
• Team Work: Ability to act as a team leader for small projects or work groups, creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows. Results may impact the operations of one or more departments.
• Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.

Age based Competen