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Job Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

36

Work Shift:

Rotating (United States of America)

BID Needham’s New Graduate Nurse Residency Program is designed to facilitate our newly licensed graduate nurses’ transition from the role of nursing student to professional direct-care provider.

Through a series of classroom learning sessions, work experiences and professional activities, the program serves as a bridge to the gap between education and clinical practice. With preceptorship, mentorship and ongoing education, our new graduate will be guided and supported as they develop effective decision making and leadership skills and incorporate research-based evidence into their practice.

Our program’s missing is to provide a supportive work environment for clinical practice and job satisfaction for our new graduate nurses. The 12-month program will enable the new graduate nurse to effectively transition from an entry-level novice nurse to a competent professional nurse.

36 hour per week: Day/Night or Night shifts available with an every third weekend rotation.

Job Summary: The Registered Nurse is responsible for direct and indirect nursing care, health maintenance, teaching, counseling, collaborative planning and rehabilitation. The Registered Nurse collaborates with physicians and other disciplines to ensure quality, cost effective patient care.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

Mutually formulates outcome with the patient, significant others and health care team when appropriate

Effectively delegates appropriate patient care activities to co-workers with appropriate knowledge and skill level. Holds co-workers accountable for completing delegated tasks in a timely manner

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the population groups of patients regularly served; seeks assistance from resources if other population groups need care.

As required, performs patient teaching and provides care to patients in accordance with plan of care and practice standards

Provides care in a non-judgmental manner that respects patients' rights, autonomy, dignity and confidentiality

Required Qualifications:

• Associate's degree required .

• License required: Nursing License

• 0-1 years related work experience required.

• Previous experience preferred

• Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

• BLS-AHA required for all RNS in Direct Patient Care Areas;

• ACLS-AHA required in all critical care areas [ED, ICU, ENDO, Radiology, PACU]; and PALS-AHA required in ED/PACU.

Competencies:

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 in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex 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 and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.

Age based Competencies:

Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Neonatal:Birth to 6 months, Youth: 6 months to 16 years, 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.

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.

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