Nurse Residency

About the Role

The Nurse Resident position is an entry-level role for new graduate nurses on Rosenberg 6, a 36-bed surgical unit specializing in Trauma, Orthopedic, Spine, and Plastic Surgery patients. This 12-month Transition to Practice (TTP) Nurse Residency Program (NRP) combines a standard curriculum with unit-based, precepted clinical orientation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care and makes necessary nursing judgments.
• Assesses health care needs of individuals or groups and formulates, implements, and evaluates care plans.
• Integrates theoretical knowledge with practical experience for patient care decision-making.
• Coordinates patient care and directs assistive personnel for safe, effective, efficient, equitable, and timely, patient-centered care.
• Demonstrates awareness of environmental forces impacting patient and family healthcare.
• Develops collegial and collaborative relationships with other health professionals.
• Builds trusting and respectful relationships with patients and families.
• Communicates effectively in information exchange.
• Acts as a patient advocate.
• Maintains annual mandatory education, including emergency skills and unit-based competencies.
• Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with unit-based educators or clinical nurse specialists.
• Demonstrates commitment to patients, staff, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
• Takes responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice and patient safety.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic familiarity with computers.
• Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program.
• Registered Nurse license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate (American Heart Association).
• 0-1 Years Related Work Experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing strongly preferred.

Competencies

• Decision Making: Ability to make decisions guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation; may make recommendations for solving problems of moderate complexity.
• Problem Solving: Ability to address varied problems requiring analysis or interpretation 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 in difficult or unpredictable situations; work progress is monitored by supervisor/manager.
• Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate 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 and use them in varied situations.
• Team Work: Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve operations by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.
• Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner; skills in active listening and problem solving; ability to remain calm in stressful situations.

Age Based Competencies

Employees 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, requiring the employee to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.

Pay Range

$38.00 - $98.19 per hour. Actual compensation is determined by factors including seniority, education, training, relevant experience, certifications, location, job responsibilities, and 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.