Registered Nurse - Orthopedic - MGH

Mass General Brigham; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider dedicated to exceptional patient care and groundbreaking medical advancements. This role offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on orthopedics and oral-maxillofacial procedures. As part of the team, you'll be responsible for providing individualized nursing care, ensuring patient safety, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to enhance treatment plans. Embrace the chance to grow your skills in a supportive atmosphere that values your contributions and prioritizes patient needs. If you're passionate about making a difference in healthcare, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 1 year RN experience preferred, with a focus on orthopedics and oral-maxillofacial care.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and secure sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications and monitor patients for reactions.
• Consult with healthcare team to evaluate patient care plans.

Skills

Nursing

Patient Care

Clinical Decision-Making

Communication Skills

Medical Terminology

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

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Site: The General Hospital Corporation

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

36 hours, NIGHTS, Weekends and holidays

Preferred Experience: 1 year RN experience

White 6 is a 30-bed unit with the clinical specialty being orthopedics and Oral Maxillofacial/Medical. The population of patients includes elective total joint replacement, trauma, and orthopedic oncology. The orthopedic department at MGH has one of the only specified orthopedic oncology programs on the East Coast. Our oral-maxillofacial population includes trauma and reconstructive procedures for TMJ. Our primary focus and concern is the patient. Our philosophy is that all care revolves around the patient need. We have a participatory management philosophy. All staff is included in decision-making that affects the unit. We have written holiday policy guidelines, clinical practice guidelines, and quality initiatives listed for the unit. We have a strong resource nurse role on the unit. This role facilitates and coordinates care on a day-to-day basis with the professional staff on the unit. We have a unit based CPR instructor that offers classes once a month.

Job Summary

Accountable for interpreting the plan of medical care, assessment of patients' clinical decision-making regarding nursing care, assuring nursing care is provided in a safe and competent manner, providing individualized nursing care, and evaluating nursing care for groups of patients.

Does this position require Patient Care? Yes

Essential Functions

• Maintain accurate, detailed reports, and records.
• Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
• Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
• Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
• Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
  
  

Qualifications

Education

Associate's Degree Nursing Required Or Bachelor's Degree Nursing Preferred

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?

No

Licenses and Credentials

Registered Nurse MA

Experience

Clinical nursing experience 0-1 year required

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Familiarity with the principles and skills needed for practical nursing to provide patient care and treatment.
• Knowledgeable of the care required by respective age groups for which care is being provided.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and secure sensitive information.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Excellent verbal and communication skills.
• Ability to accurately screen and triage acute patients.
  
  

Additional Job Details (if Applicable)

Remote Type

Onsite

Work Location

55 Fruit Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

EEO Statement

The General Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.

Mass General Brigham Competency Framework

At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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