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

Boston Medical Center (BMC); Boston (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Medical Center’s Menino Operating Room is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care in a busy inpatient surgery environment. The 22 ORs serve multiple specialties with state-of-the-art equipment, including a hybrid room and Da Vinci Robotics.

This role requires nursing licensure in MA, BLS, and OR experience preferred; schedule includes 36 hours with days/nights, every 3rd weekend, and call. BMCHS offers comprehensive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice professional nursing in Massachusetts.
• BLS certification required.
• OR experience preferred.
• Multilingual abilities preferred.
• Ability to manage stress in a fast-paced OR environment.

Skills

OR experience

BLS certification

Multilingual skills

Communication skills

Patient care

Organizational skills

Education

Nursing degree (Diploma/ASN/BSN)

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 22 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

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.