Experienced Registered Nurse, Neurosciences Progressive Care Unit, 24 hours, Rotating

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Burlington (MA); Sur place; USD 106 020 000 - 273 275 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Free Onsite Parking

Self-Scheduling

Every 3rd Weekend

4-week Day/Night Rotation

Résumé du poste

Beth Israel Lahey Health’s Neurosciences Progressive Care Unit seeks an experienced RN to deliver neurological care in a progressive care setting. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, patient-centered care and advance best practices.

As part of the NPCU, you will care for patients with stroke, neurosurgical conditions and seizures, coordinating with physicians, APPs, therapists and case managers to ensure optimal outcomes and family engagement.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a state approved and/or accredited School of Nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts.
• ACLS certification required.

Responsabilités

• Provide nursing care for neuroscience patients in a progressive care setting.
• Collaborate with physicians, APPs, therapists and case managers.
• Apply evidence-based practice and participate in continuing education.
• Support shared governance and maintain quality patient-centered care.

Connaissances

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Formation

Massachusetts RN license

ACLS certification

Description du poste

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

Lahey Clinic is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Nurse to join our new Neurosciences Progressive Care Unit (NPCU) team. We are seeking a dynamic Registered Nurse who is passionate about delivering exceptional neurological care in a progressive care setting. As a Registered Nurse in the NPCU, you will work collaboratively with our interdisciplinary team to provide clinical excellence in patient-centered care while being empowered through evidence-based practice, continuing education, collaboration, and shared governance. Our nurses deliver care at the highest level with empathy, compassion, and kindness at the forefront.

Our Neurosciences Progressive Care Unit (NPCU) is a specialized unit dedicated to caring for patients with complex neurological and neurosurgical conditions who require a higher level of monitoring and care than a medical-surgical unit, but do not require intensive care. As a designated Comprehensive Stroke Center, Lahey Clinic is proud to continue expanding its neurosciences services and advancing neurological patient care. Nurses in the NPCU utilize advanced monitoring and assessment skills to care for patients recovering from stroke, neurosurgical procedures, seizures, traumatic brain injuries, and other neurological conditions. The team works closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, therapists, and case managers to promote optimal outcomes and support patients and their families throughout the recovery process.

Some of the benefits of working within the Neurosciences Progressive Care Unit include:

• 4-week Day/Night Rotation
• Every 3rd Weekend
• Self-Scheduling
• Free Onsite Parking

Job Description

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: including but not limited to:

I. Clinical Judgment and Decision Making:

• The Registered Nurse is expected to and is accountable for providing safe patient care by demonstrating organizational skills that maintain and coordinate safe delivery of quality care for assigned patients/families.
• 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.
• Educates 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:

• 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.
• Demonstrates role of nurse as teacher.
• Demonstrate ability to fulfill role in Regulatory compliance and readiness.

IV. Clinical Scholarship:

• Upholds standards of quality nursing care.
• Demonstrates a commitment to life long learning.
• Demonstrates evidenced based practice (EBP) in nursing.

Organizational Requirements

• Incorporates Lahey Clinic Guiding Principles, Mission Statement, and Goals into daily activities.
• Complies with all Lahey Clinic Policies.
• Complies with behavioral expectations of the department and Lahey Clinic.
• Maintains courteous and effective interactions with colleagues and patients.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the job description, performance expectations, and competency assessment.
• Demonstrates a commitment toward meeting and exceeding the needs of our customers and consistently adheres to Customer Service standards.
• Participates in departmental and/or interdepartmental quality improvement activities.
• Participates in and successfully completes Mandatory Education.
• Performs all other duties as needed or directed to meet the needs of the department.

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.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Clinical Skills/Technical Knowledge

• Demonstrates the necessary clinical skills and technical knowledge to provide care for patients according to Nursing Policy and Procedures. See Skill Record.
• Demonstrates the necessary clinical skills and knowledge to provide care for patients according to the unit-specific competencies. See Skill Record.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.

Experience: - None -

Department Specific Qualifications

• Emergency Department- 1) ACLS certification from American Heart Association; 2) 1 year RN experience required, Emergency or Critical Care experience preferred

Pay Range

$37.00 - $95.37

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients’ lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled