Registered Nurse, RN - Complex Medical Surgical Unit

Tufts Medical Center is a world-renowned academic medical center that has been caring for patients across New England for more than 200 years. As the principal teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine and a nationally respected research institution, we are known for delivering groundbreaking, patient-centered care across more than 100 specialties and services, from primary care to our Level I Trauma Center to the region's leading heart transplant program.

Nurses are at the heart of that mission.

As a Magnet designated organization, Tufts Medical Center offers nurses the opportunity to practice at the highest level—grounded in teamwork, clinical inquiry, and a culture of continuous improvement. We are committed to advancing nursing through evidence-based care, shared decision-making, and strong interdisciplinary collaboration.

Nurses at Tufts MC are deeply integrated into all aspects of clinical care and operations. Whether providing high-acuity specialty care or leading quality and safety initiatives, our nurses are respected as full partners in care delivery and innovation. Their insight drives progress. Their expertise shapes outcomes.

Nurses are supported through strong peer networks, diverse clinical experiences, and opportunities for professional development. Professional growth is expected, encouraged, and championed.

At Tufts Medical Center, nursing isn't just supported but integral to who we are. Join us and be part of a team that's leading with purpose and redefining what's possible in healthcare.

North 7 is a 32-bed unit

with Primary Service Lines : Renal, Pulmonary and GI with overflow of other medical / surgical services

Common complex medical case types with or without complex co-morbidities.

• Renal :

ARF, AKI, CRF, Care of PD functioning and non-functioning catheters, sepsis, clotted fistulas, UTI, dehydration, hypotension, PD catheter placement, kidney transplant rejection

Pulmonary :

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, sepsis, Pneumonia, TB.

GI :

Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis flare, GI, Pancreatitis

Special Equipment :

All beds can be monitored. Patient case types may also be receiving Bipap, Cpap, High flow O2, EEG telemetry, negative pressure dressings, specialty beds, PCA therapy and both manual and cycled peritoneal dialysis.

Special Medications or Infusions :

Veletri (Epoprostenol) therapies both IV and subcutaneous are specific to this unit.

Position / Job Title : Day / Night Rotating Shifts, 36 Hours

Home Department : North 7

Cluster

Departments :  Proger 7

/ North 8 / Farnsworth 4

Please note : The home unit for this position is North 7 and it is clustered with Proger 7 / North 8 / Farnsworth 4. You may be scheduled to work on the unit(s) you are clustered to off your home unit.

Job Profile Summary

orders. In

addition, this role focuses on performing the following Clinical Nurse duties : Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the care needs of a designated group of patients

or provides nursing

care

and identified clinical

support tasks within the scope of practice for achievement of the patient's plan of care as

directed. Provides professional

nursing care to patients. Requires a nursing

license. A

professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower

level professionals

or manage processes and

programs. The

majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills

typically acquired through

advanced

education. A

senior level role that requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work

experience. Typically responsible

for : managing projects / processes, working independently with limited

supervision, coaching and

reviewing the work of lower

level professionals,

resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems.

Job Overview

The professional registered

nurse possesses and

applies the skills and knowledge necessary for the delivery and management of patient care from admission through discharge. The professional registered nurse is knowledgeable of current trends in healthcare including but not limited to advances in technology, pharmacology, treatment care modalities, quality and patient safety. The professional registered nurse serves as a patient and family advocate

while facilitating a

cooperative and collaborative environment among all health care providers. The professional registered nurse is responsible for the planning, delivery and management of patient / family centered

care utilizing the

nursing process and adhering to the standards of nursing practice embedded in

research, evidence

based practice and / or best practices. The professional registered nurse at Tufts Medical

Center provides clinical

excellence, which fosters and supports an environment central to our patient and family centered model of care.

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

certifications.