Registered Nurse, RN - Adult Complex Medical Unit, Part Time

Home Health Foundation; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Boston seeks a professional registered nurse to manage patient care in a collaborative environment. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in nursing, BLS certification, and a Massachusetts RN license. Candidates should be prepared for part-time shifts, delivering high-quality patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree required, with strong preference for Nursing.
• Current Massachusetts RN License essential.
• BLS Certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage patient care from admission through discharge.
• Provide clinical excellence in a collaborative environment.
• Advocate for patients and families in treatment plans.

Skills

Patient advocacy

Collaboration

Monitoring of patient care

Education

Bachelors Degree in Nursing

BLS Certification

Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse License

Job description

Tufts Medical Center is recognized by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program for excellence in nursing. Magnet recognition is the highest and most prestigious credential a health care organization can achieve for nursing excellence and quality patient care. Magnet recognition signals to nurses that the organization is committed to nursing.

The nurses at Tufts Medical Center are integral to everything we do. They are often the ones patients interact with first, and sometimes the ones they interact with the most. It’s a critically important role, so our nurses are well-supported, well-respected, and very well-appreciated!

There’s an intensity and a pace to be embraced. You will have responsibility and accountability the minute you pull on the scrubs. You need to be the kind of person who gives everything you've got. Our patients deserve the best. Our nurses give it to them.

Proger 7 is a 23-bed unit with primary services lines of General Medicine (COPD, ACS, sepsis, pneumonia, FTT) and Infectious Disease (endocarditis, cellulitis, sepsis, wound infection/debridement) with overflow of other medical/surgical services.Proger 7 is the only adult inpatient unit that cares for patient’s s/p I-131 therapy that require an inpatient stay.Complex Medical case types with or without complex co-morbidities.

Shift: Part Time

The professional registered nurse possesses and applies the skills and knowledge necessary for the delivery and management of patient care from admission through discharge. The professional registered nurse is knowledgeable of current trends in healthcare including but not limited to advances in technology, pharmacology, treatment care modalities, quality and patient safety. The professional registered nurse serves as a patient and family advocate while facilitating a cooperative and collaborative environment among all health care providers. The professional registered nurse is responsible for the planning, delivery and management of patient/family centered care utilizing the nursing process and adhering to the standards of nursing practice embedded in research, evidence based practice and/or best practices. The professional registered nurse at Tufts Medical Center provides clinical excellence, which fosters and supports an environment central to our patient and family centered model of care.

Qualifications

JOB KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Possesses and applies the skills and knowledge necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.
• Ability to provide care for a designated group of patients according to unit guidelines and hospital policies, procedures and protocols.

AGE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

• Has the skills and knowledge to provide care to the age groups of the population served including:
• Knowledge of growth and development
• Ability to interpret age specific data and response to care
• Provide age appropriate communication

EDUCATION

• Bachelors Degree required, Bachelors Degree in Nursing strongly preferred.
• BLS Certification required

EXPERIENCE

• Varies according to unit requirements and needs.

LICENSE

Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse License

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Care at Home - an expansive home care network, and large integrated physician network. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at Tufts Medicine. Tufts Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided 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. Please contact us to request accommodation by emailing us at [e-mail].