Provide direct acute care to patients with complex comorbidities on a medical-surgical unit. Systematically assess healthcare needs, formulate care plans, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure patient safety.
Requirements summary
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Nursing, a Registered Nurse license, and Basic Life Support certification. Candidates should have 0-1 years of experience and basic computer proficiency.
bachelor degreeprofessional certificateTeamworkWritten CommunicationCustomer ServiceProblem SolvingPatient AssessmentComputer LiteracyDecision MakingOral Communication
Job description
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Farr 3 is a 28-bed inpatient medical surgical unit on the West Campus of BIDMC.
As a member of the Farr 3 team, you will be providing acute care to patients with a variety of diagnoses and complex comorbidities, including heart failure, respiratory failure, sepsis, diabetes, advanced wound care, behavioral health, dementia, and delirium.
As a new graduate nurse, professional development and clinical support is provided through unit leadership, a culture of teamwork, and the Transition to Practice Program.
The Transition to Practice (TTP) Nurse Residency Program (NRP) is a 12-month program which combines a standard curriculum, provided by Vizient and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), with a unit-based, precepted clinical orientation.
Together, these elements provide new graduate nurses an evidence-based program as they transition into the role of a registered professional nurse.
Job Description
The BIDMC Nursing Mission is to build on a legacy of nursing excellence by caring with compassion, advancing the art & science of nursing, and advocating for the health of patients, families, and communities. The Clinical Nurse I utilizes the nursing process as the frame of reference for practice as a professional registered nurse and provides direct patient care to patients and families. This is an entry-level nursing position for new graduate nurses. Training, evaluation and competencies for this role are overseen by a Nurse Leader to the department. Essential Responsibilities: Provides direct care to patients and makes necessary nursing judgments. Responsible for systematically assessing the health care needs of individuals or groups and for the formulation of a care plan, its implementation and evaluation. Demonstrates the ability for decision making by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience in caring for patients. Coordinates the care of patients and directs assistive personnel in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable and timely, patient-centered care. Demonstrates initial awareness of environmental forces on health care of patients and their families. . Develops a collegial and collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine healthcare needs of patients and families. Learns to develop relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect. Communicates effectively in the exchange of information. Begins to demonstrate the ability to act as a patient advocate Maintains annual mandatory education requirements, which include emergency skills and unit based competencies. Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with the unit based educator or clinical nurse specialist. Demonstrates a commitment to patients, staff, and to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The individual nursing practice reflects the goals of the Medical Center. Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice and patient safety Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Nursing required. License Registered Nurse required., and Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required. 0-1 years related work experience required. American Heart Association - Basic Life Support Certificate Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.
Competencies
Decision
Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation. May make recommendations for solving problems of moderate complexity and importance.
Problem
Solving: Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
Independence of
Action: Ability to follow precedents and procedures. May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines. Seeks assistance when confronted with difficult and/or unpredictable situations. Work progress is monitored by supervisor/manager.
Written
Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
Oral
Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
Knowledge
Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
Team
Work: Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.
Customer
Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
Age based
Competencies: Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups:
Neonatal:Birth to 6 months,
Young adult: 16-30 years,
Middle
Age: 30 - 60 years,
Elderly: 60 -.
Physical
Nature of the
Job:
Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.
Pay
Range: $38.00 - $98.19 The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law. As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment. More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled At Beth Israel Lahey Health, we are driving the change in health care that Massachusetts wants and needs. Our culture promotes continuous learning, growth, innovation and a sense of belonging. We make it a priority to offer comprehensive compensation and benefits and help you achieve a healthy and balanced life. While you're busy caring for and supporting our patients, we take care of you.
