New Graduate RN, Surgical Neuroscience Intensive

About the Role

This position is for a New Graduate Registered Nurse (RN) in the Surgical Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SNICU) at Boston Medical Center (BMC). The role involves professional performance and direct patient care, adhering to the rules and regulations of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.

Position Details

• Department: Surgical Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SNICU)
• Schedule: Full Time, Permanent
• Shift: Nights, Rotating Weekends
• Start Date: March 2027

Key Responsibilities

• Perform nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients and their families.
• Accountable for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes.
• Utilize the nursing department's model of care and adhere to established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic computer proficiency: Ability to access, enter, and interpret computerized data/information.
• Effective interpersonal skills: To facilitate communication with the health care team, patients, and families.
• Organizational skills: To set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills: Appropriate to the patient populations served.
• Ability to effectively delegate appropriate patient care activities.
• Analytical ability: To solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement research utilization projects.
• Ability to effectively manage stress: Due to critical patient care issues, changing organizational climate, and personnel issues.
• Physical ability: To meet core job responsibilities in accordance with practice setting demands.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an Associate’s degree or Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN).
• BSN preferred.
• Candidates without a BSN must enroll in a Baccalaureate program within one year of hire and complete their BSN by the end of the semester of their four-year anniversary of employment at BMC.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
• Registration and current RN licensure in the state of MA in good standing preferred prior to start date.
• Requires current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Some units may require Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Experience Commitments:
• Nurses new to Critical Care are expected to remain in their critical care role for a minimum of 2 years from the date of hire.
• New graduate nurses in all other BMC practice areas are expected to remain in their roles for a minimum of 1 year from the completion of their orientation.
• Preferred Skills:
• Multilingual skills (beyond English) in languages appropriate to the patient populations served.

Compensation

• $38.05 - $75.33 per hour.