Registered Nurse, Operating Room Inpatient Surgery Perm Nights

Position: Registered Nurse

Location: Menino Operating Room (Inpatient Surgery)

Schedule: 36 hours, Perm Nights, Every 3rd Weekend, Call Required

The 17 Menino Operating rooms cater to our busy inpatient and emergent surgical needs across dozens of surgical specialties. Recent OR expansions mean the most updated and advanced surgical equipment including a dedicated hybrid room, Da Vinci Robotics room, and renovated team spaces. The Menino ORs offer a fast‑passed, high‑skill, collaborative work environment where you will work in all surgical service specialties with highly trained teammates.

The registered nurse adheres to the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing rules and regulations and is primarily responsible for professional performance and direct patient care. The role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients and their families across the healthcare 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 agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice.

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

Licensed to practice professional nursing as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Requires current basic life support (BLS) certification.

• Current or previous OR experience preferred.
• Basic computer proficiency inclusive of the ability to access, enter, and interpret computerized data/information.
• Effective interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with various health care team members, patients, and families.
• Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
• Multilingual skills (beyond English) in languages appropriate to the patient populations served by the medical center preferred.
• Relevant clinical experience and/or specialty, certification required for certain practice areas, e.g., enters total therapy, epidemiology, peri‑operative areas.
• Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement research utilization projects.
• Ability to effectively delegate appropriate patient care activities.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the patient populations served.
• Physical ability to meet the core job responsibilities following practice setting demands for the patient populations regularly served.
• Ability to effectively manage stress due to critical issues related to patient care, changing organizational climate, and personnel issues.

$38.05 – $75.33 per hour (estimates based on minimum qualifications). Total compensation includes medical, dental, vision, pharmacy benefits, contract increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings match, earned time cash out, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family wellbeing.

Boston Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.