RN, Medical Unit - MGH

Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Generous paid time off

Subsidized MBTA pass

Childcare resources

Hospital paid retirement plan

Ticket discounts for events

Discounts on tickets and passes for events

Job summary

Massachusetts General Hospital is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for White 8, a night position responsible for the care of a diverse population with complex medical needs. You will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary care team to provide patient-centered care, ensuring safety and efficiency tailored to individual patient needs.

The ideal candidate should have an Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, with a preference for a BSN. Experience in clinical nursing, along with a valid MA license, is required.

This role offers multiple benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, tuition reimbursement, and generous paid time off.

Qualifications

• BSN degree is strongly preferred.
• 1-2+ years of nursing experience is required.
• Registered Nurse MA License is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications and monitor reactions.
• Maintain detailed reports and records.
• Consult with healthcare team to evaluate patient care.

Skills

Patient care and treatment principles

Clinical decision-making

Communication skills

Knowledge of medical terminology

Education

Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Job description

36 hours, night position

Join White 8, a 26-bed adult general medicine inpatient unit, as an experienced Registered Nurse and care for a diverse population of patients with complex medical needs, including cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, neurological, psychosocial, and infectious conditions. This dynamic environment offers endless opportunities to expand your clinical expertise—from advanced physical and psychosocial assessments to telemetry monitoring, complex wound care, and peritoneal dialysis. Nurses on White 8 are integral members of a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary care team, working closely with the Nurse Director, a unit-based Clinical Nurse Specialist, and other healthcare professionals to deliver exceptional, patient-centered care. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring care is safe, efficient, and tailored to meet the cultural, spiritual, and individual needs of each patient and family, while contributing to outstanding patient outcomes in a supportive and engaging setting.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Generous paid time off
• Subsidized MBTA pass (50% discount)
• Resources for childcare and emergency backup care
• Hospital paid retirement plan and tax-sheltered annuity plan
• Discounts on tickets and passes for everything from ski resorts to museums to sporting events

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.

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.

Ideal Candidate

• BSN degree is strongly preferred
• 1-2+ years of experience

Education

• Associate’s Degree Nursing required or Bachelor’s Degree Nursing preferred

Licenses and Credentials

• Registered Nurse MA License

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

The General Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. 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.