Infusion Nurse, 24 Hours Jobs

INFUSION NURSE, 24 HOURS

STAFF NURSE/ 24 HOURS/ PART TIME/ VARIABLE/ ROTATING SHIFT/ BWH INFUSION DEPARTMENT

Excellent Care to Patients and Families • The Best Staff • In the Safest Environment

The Staff Nurse will be responsible for:

• Working collaboratively to provide excellent care to patients and families in the safest environment.
• Providing care for patients (Ambulatory Infusion area)
• Registered Nurse work locations include, but not limited to, main campus Boston, 850 Boylston in Chestnut Hill and other off site locations, and to be determined by clinical and staffing needs.

Nursing at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is known for their excellent clinical practice and for keeping patients and their families at the center of all they do. We understand that great care is shaped by relationships with patients and their families. That’s why we’re committed to knowing our patients on a deeper level — not just as patients, but as individuals — to ensure that they, and their families, feel known and cared for.

At BWH, we proudly work together with a spirit of inquiry and a deep commitment to providing the highest quality, evidence-informed and theory-guided care in an inclusive environment. We work each day to achieve our vision — to provide excellent care to patients and families, with the best staff, in the safest environment.

Just as we have been able to reinvent health care, we have also transformed health care careers. Whether measured in terms of lives saved, awards earned, or the personal satisfaction of stretching your talents – a career with BWH is unlike any other in the health care field. Here you'll find a workplace where collaboration and teamwork are the norm, not the exception – physicians, nurses, technicians, staff and management form a close-knit bond, based on mutual respect and devotion to our patients. If you want an enormously fulfilling career, there’s no better place to be.

The Registered Nurse is a professional nurse registered in Massachusetts who is responsible and accountable for planning and providing patient care for assigned patients in accordance with Nursing Standards of Care as set forth in the Nursing Department’s Clinical Practice Manual. The registered nurse demonstrates initiative, knowledge and clinical skills in caring for the patient with complex needs. The Registered Nurse demonstrates the ability to effectively manage patients by assuming full responsibility for the assessment, plan, implementation and evaluation of patient care and is directly responsible to a designated nurse manager, or supervisor.

At the Brigham, we place great value on being a diverse and inclusive community. Brigham Health and the Department of Nursing are dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients in our local community. We have a dedicated focus on equity. Thus, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum or human diversity: race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

CLINICAL PRACTICE

A. Organization of Patient Care

B. Quality of Care

C. Coordination/Collaboration

D. Education

E. Research

F. Budget

G. Personnel

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing with current registration in Massachusetts.
• For newly licensed nurses a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing is required.

Experience:

• At least 1 year Medical Surgical Experience, Emergency Department or Critical Care required.
• Previous experience in ambulatory setting preferred.
• Current, proficient IV skills required.
• EPIC experience preferred.
• Current experience (within the past 6 months) in an ambulatory infusion center required.
• Current experience with Central Lines required.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

The RN must show evidence of the basic analytic thinking necessary to care for a group of patients. Must demonstrate observational skills and the ability to set priorities. Must be able to function under stress with good interpersonal and communication skills. Must demonstrate effective skills in applying hospital standards in area of service, teamwork, communication, respect for others, and time/priority management.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Works in a variety of patient care environments where there may be exposure to communicable diseases and hazardous materials such as chemotherapeutic agents, radioisotopes, and radiation. Work entails walking and lifting.

Lifting, Pushing and Pulling Policy Statement (effective 3/7/20111): The Department of Nursing has adopted the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)–recommended maximum weight limit of 35 lbs. for lifting, and a reasonably comparable standard for pushing and pulling, as part of the physical requirements for this position.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

Functionally responsible for the supervision of other RNs, technical and support personnel.

Other:

• Must be able to work weekend rotation per MNA contract.
• Membership in professional organizations is recommended and certification in a specialty area is encouraged.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.