Registered Nurse,Trauma ICU

Job Type : Regular

Time Type : Full time

Work Shift : Rotating (United States of America)

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Trauma SICU is a 9-bed intensive care unit at level I trauma center. We specialize in the care of trauma, neuro- surgical, thoracic and general surgical populations. The TSICU is a fast-paced environment, where nursing responsibilities include the coordination of care among multiple disciplines, while providing exceptional, evidence-based care for our critically ill patients and their families.

Job Description :

Essential Responsibilities including but not limited to :

• Provides direct care to patients and makes necessary nursing judgments. Responsible for systematically assessing the health care needs of individuals or groups and for the formulation of a care plan, its implementation and evaluation. Demonstrates the ability for decision making by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience in caring for patients.
• Coordinates the care of patients and directs assistive personnel in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable and timely, patient-centered care. Demonstrates awareness of environmental forces on health care of patients and their families. Demonstrates the ability to identify resources necessary to implement the plan of care.
• Works in a collegial and collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine healthcare needs of patients and families. Develops relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect. Communicates effectively in the exchange of information. Demonstrate the ability to act as a patient advocate.
• Maintains annual mandatory education requirements, which include emergency skills and unit based competencies. Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with the unit based educator or clinical nurse specialist. Participates in activities that contribute to professional development of self May participate in quality improvement activities.
• Demonstrates a commitment to patients, staff, and to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The individual nursing practice reflects the goals of the Medical Center. Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice and patient safety

Education :

Experience :

1-3 Years Related Work Experience Required.

License / Certification(s) :

Competencies :

Age based Competencies : Employees in this job 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 - over.

Social / Environmental Requirements :

Sensory Requirements :

Close work (paperwork, visual examination), Color vision / perception, Visual monotony, Visual clarity >

20 feet, Visual clarity

Physical Requirements :

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.

This job requires constant walking, Endurance-working up to 3-4 hours without a break, frequent standing, bending neck, bending waist, twisting neck, twisting waist, maintain crouch for >

5 minutes, Repetition crouch(>

2 times / minutes), Power Grasping using both hands, Fine Manipulation using both hands, Pushing / Pulling using both hands, Keyboard use, Reaching-above shoulder height, Reaching-below shoulder height, Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 lbs, Pull up and / or reposition patient weighing up to 100 pounds without assistance, Pull up and / or reposition patient weighing up to 250 pounds with assistance, Pushing items weighing up to 50 lbs, Push a wheelchair or wheeled bed containing a patient weighing up to 250 pounds, with assistance.

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) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled