Registered Nurse/Inpatient Psychiatry/36h/Rotating

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care within a collaborative care team. You will assess patient needs, develop and implement care plans, and coordinate with multidisciplinary staff to ensure safe and effective nursing delivery.

The role requires an active RN license, BLS certification, and 1–3 years of relevant experience. A BSN is strongly preferred, with ongoing education and adherence to quality and safety standards

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program.
• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing strongly preferred.
• 1-3 years related work experience required.
• License Registered Nurse required.
• American Heart Association - Basic Life support Certificate required.
• Demonstrates decision making and patient advocacy.
• Communications with patients and families are essential.
• Annual mandatory education requirements and unit competencies are maintained.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care to patients and makes nursing judgments.
• Assesses health care needs and formulates a care plan, implements and evaluates it.
• Coordinates care and directs assistive personnel to ensure safe, patient-centered care.
• Collaborates with health professionals and advocates for patients and families.
• Develops trusting relationships with patients and families; communicates effectively.
• Maintains relationships and ensures patient safety and quality of care.
• Participates in quality improvement and ongoing professional development.

Skills

Nursing experience

Patient care

Clinical assessment

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

RN licensure

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.

Utilizes the nursing process as the frame of reference for practice as a professional registered nurse and provides direct nursing care to patients and families.

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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Written Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
5. Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
6. Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
7. 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.
8. 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 Competencies

Age based Competencies: Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Neonatal:Birth to 6 months, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 - over.

Social/Environmental Requirements

1. Work requires periods of close attention to work with out interruption. Concentrated effort of up to 4 hours without break may be required.
2. Work requires constant response to changing circumstances and using new information to adjust approach and to quickly respond to new needs.
3. Potential exposure to adverse environmental conditions o Daily: Protective equipment required(Respirator,earplugs,mask,gloves,eyewear etc), Potential exposure to infectious diseases and/or airborne pathogens, Potential exposure to infectious diseases and/or bloodborne pathogens.
4. Health Care Status: HCW1: Regular, day-to-day contact; both face-to-face and hands-on (having close contact within three feet for at least five minutes). Example