Emergency Department Nurse 24 hrs/week, rotating Day/Evening shift

The Adult Emergency Department is a level one trauma center and comprehensive stroke center located in Boston’s South End. The collective years of experience within the walls of our ED creates an environment of innovation, collaboration and teamwork. Our commitment to ongoing education and training elevates our nursing practice to ensure the highest quality outcomes for our patients

Position Summary:

Provides nursing care that has as its ultimate concern supporting the total person and promoting adaptation of the individual.  This is accomplished by counseling, teaching, direct care, and collaboration/consultation with other health care professionals.  The Staff Nurse meets patient needs in accordance with the Nursing Division's philosophy, policies and procedures. 

Required Education /Experience: 

• Nursing degree: Diploma, ASN or BSN (preferred), Ability to obtain BSN within 4 years

• 2 years' nursing experience (i.e. urgent care, medical surgical, telemetry)   

• ER Nurse experience preferred

Required Certification/Licensure:   

• Current licensure in Massachusetts as a Registered Nurse 

  BLS/ACLS certification required (PALS preferred)

Required skills/abilities:  

Job Responsibilities: 

• Provides superior customer service to internal and external clients, customers, and patients as referenced in the Service Excellence Standards." 

• Utilizes the nursing process in providing nursing care of patients through: 

• Assessing and reassessing patients and families. 

• Planning the process of nursing care. 

• Implementing and/or directing delivery of nursing care. 

• Evaluating care delivered. 

• Practices and promotes nursing care within professional standards. 

• Practices and promotes nursing care within legal standards. 

• Practices and promotes nursing care within ethical standards. 

• Provides patient teaching to patient and/or family. 

• Orients all level of Nursing division personnel, and nursing students. 

• Participates in unit-based educational programs. 

• Takes responsibility for own learning. 

• Demonstrates effective leadership skills. 

• Supports and collaborates in the Medical Center Performance Improvement plan through unit quality improvement/quality control activities. 

• Utilizes current research in area of clinical practice.