New Graduate Rn Residency Operating Room (Start Date: September 25)

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday June 30, 2023
Boston Medical Center has implemented a New Graduate PeriOperative 101 program that incorporates the 'Nurse of the Future' Nursing Core Competencies. New graduate nurses will be hired into the organization in small cohorts. The New Graduate Cohort will attend nursing orientation, matriculate though the operating room residency curriculum and remain together until they sit for a final exam for certification through the Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses (AORN).
This program will provide the new nurse specialized hybrid learning opportunities that include online modules, classroom didactic, hands-on skills and simulation lab sessions with clinical preceptorship in the operating room.
Position: New Graduate RN Residency
Department: Operating Room
Schedule: 40 Hours, (4 - 10 hour shifts, must have flexibility with shifts for training) for the orientation period.
Please read the application instructions before submitting your resume. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

• You must be eligible to sit for NCLEX and obtain licensure for practice in Massachusetts before the start date (Monday, September 25, 2023).
• Selected candidates must make a two-year commitment to the unit that invests in training them.

PROCESS
Complete this online application which includes uploading the following documents at the same sitting, consolidated into one PDF:

• Statement of Purpose (Why you desire to be an Operating Room RN)
• Two letters of recommendation
• Resume
• Active BLS Certification
• Unofficial Transcript

If selected, participate in a panel interview.
If selected, must be licensed as an RN and have active BLS before the first day, and work full time for six months in varying shifts.
Upon completion of orientation nurses will be seated into the Menino or Moakley operating room and be offered shift rotations based on current unit staffing needs which may include on-call, night shifts, and holiday commitments.
SCHEDULING SUMMARY

• Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement projects.
• After the conclusion of the residency program, shifts - including weekend rotation, unit, and hourly status, will be assigned.
• Effective interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with various healthcare team members, patients, and families.
• Each nurse is responsible in collaboration with their preceptor and clinical nurse educator to devise weekly goals.
• Relevant clinical experience and/or specialty, certification is preferred for certain practice areas.
• Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
• All cohort participants are paid as employees and will receive benefits according to Boston Medical Center's established policies and procedures.
• Multilingual skills (beyond that of English) in languages appropriate to the patient populations served by the Medical Center preferred.
• This schedule provides maximum exposure to the new clinical environment, colleagues, and patient populations.
• Basic computer proficiency is inclusive of the ability to access, enter, and interpret computerized data/information.

REPORTING STRUCTURE
Following the American Nurses Association's "Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice," the registered nurse, under the general supervision of the Nurse Manager, is primarily responsible for professional performance and direct patient care.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
The role is designated for nurses who have graduated from nursing school within the twelve (12) months before their date of hire and 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 following established BMC policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice.
REQUIRED EDUCATION

• Graduation from an accredited BSN program within the twelve (12) months before the date of hire required.
• If graduating from an ASN program, Registered Nurses are required to enroll in a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) program by the end of the first year of employment and receive their BSN by the end of the semester in which their four (4) year anniversary of employment at BMC occurs.
• Graduation for an accredited ASN program within the twelve (12) months before the date of hire required.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Additional certifications may be required for certain practice areas.
• Requires current basic life support (BLS) certification. Some units may require Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS) certification.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
• Effective interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with various members of the health care team, patients, and families.
• Relevant clinical experience and/or specialty, certification is preferred for certain practice areas.
• Multilingual skills (beyond that of English) in languages appropriate to the patient populations served by the Medical Center preferred
• Basic computer proficiency is inclusive of the ability to access, enter, and interpret computerized data/information.
• Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement projects.

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