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Registered Nurse, OB Float Pool (24 hours, Day/Night rotation, with rotating Weekends)

Employer
Boston Medical Center
Location
Wakefield, MA
Closing date
Aug 17, 2022

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Profession
Nurse
Specialty
Nursing
Registered Nurses in the Obstetrics Float Pool float between Labor and Delivery (LDR Unit), Post Partum and the Newborn Nursery. As a Magnet recognized organization, our float pool nurses use their wide breadth of obstetrics nursing knowledge to easily float between units and provide the highest quality of care.
The registered nurse adheres to the rules and regulations of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing and is primarily responsible for professional performance and direct patient care. The role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients and their families across the health care continuum. The registered nurse is accountable for clinical, educational, quality and fiscal patient care outcomes using the model of care designed by the nursing department and in accordance with established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines and standards of practice.

PositionRegistered Nurse, OB Float Pool

Department: OB Float Pool

Schedule: 24 Hours, Day/Night Rotation, with Every Other Weekend

EDUCATION:
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Candidates who do not have a BSN must enroll in a BSN program within one year of date of hire and must complete their BSN by the end of the semester in which the four year anniversary of employment at BMC occurs.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED :

Registration and current RN licensure in the state of MA in good standing required.
Requires current basic life support (BLS) certification. Some units may require Advanced Cardiac Life Support ( ACLS) certification, NRP certification.

EXPERIENCE:

Experienced maternal child health RNs - float pool experience, mother baby/post partum experience, labor and delivery experience given highest preference.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

* Basic computer proficiency inclusive of ability to access, enters, and interpret computerized data/information.
* Effective interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with various members of the health care team, patients, and families.
* Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
Multilingual skills (beyond that of English) in languages appropriate to the patient populations served by the medical center preferred.
* Relevant clinical experience and/or specialty, certification required for certain practice areas, e.g., enterstomal therapy, epidemiology, peri-operative areas.
* Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement research utilization projects.
* Ability to effectively delegate appropriate patient care activities.
* Effective verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the patient populations served.
Physical ability to meet the core job responsibilities in accordance with practice setting demands for the patient populations regularly served.
* Ability to effectively manage stress due to critical issues related to patient care, changing organizational climate and personnel issues.

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