Registered Nurse, Operating Room Inpatient Surgery (36 hours, Day/Night)

Boston Medical Center (BMC); Boston (MA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement savings match

Paid time off

Job summary

Boston Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Menino Operating Room team, providing direct patient care in a fast-paced perioperative setting. You will perform assessments, plan and implement care, and coordinate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and families.

Qualified candidates will hold a Massachusetts RN license with BLS, have OR experience preferred, and are encouraged to pursue BSN within four years.

Qualifications

• Licensed RN in Massachusetts
• Current BLS certification required
• Nursing degree as listed (Diploma/ASN/BSN) preferred
• Ability to obtain BSN within 4 years

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in the OR and perioperative areas
• Perform nursing assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation
• Coordinate care with surgical team and family
• Adhere to regulatory standards and hospital policies

Skills

OR experience

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Multilingual skills

Communication skills

Stress management

EMR proficiency

Education

Diploma/ASN/BSN

BSN within 4 years

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Position: Registered Nurse

Location: Menino Operating Room (Inpatient Surgery)

Schedule: 36 hours, Days/Nights, Every 3rd Weekend, Call Required

About The Menino Operating Room At Boston Medical Center

The 17 Menino Operating rooms cater to our busy inpatient and emergent surgical needs across dozens of surgical specialties. Recent OR expansions mean the most updated and advanced surgical equipment including a dedicated hybrid room, Da Vinci Robotics room, and renovated team spaces. The Menino ORs offer a fast-passed, high-skill, collaborative work environment where you will work in all surgical service specialties with highly trained teammates.

Position Summary

The registered nurse adheres to the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing rules and regulations and is primarily responsible for professional performance and direct patient care. The role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients and their families across the healthcare continuum. The registered nurse is accountable for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes using the model of care designed by the nursing department and following established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice

Education

Nursing degree: Diploma, ASN or BSN (preferred), Ability to obtain BSN within 4 years

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

Knowledge And Skills

• Current or previous OR experience preferred
• Basic computer proficiency is inclusive of the ability to access, enter and interpret computerized data/information.
• Effective interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with various health care team members, 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., enters total therapy, epidemiology, peri-operative 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 following 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

Boston Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] or call 617-638-8582 to let us know the nature of your request.

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Compensation Range

$38.05- $75.33

This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, and licensure/certifications directly related to position requirements. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), contract increases, 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.

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