Clinical Resource Nurse, RN

Clinical Resource Nurse

Tufts Medical Center is a world-renowned academic medical center that has been caring for patients across New England for more than 200 years. As the principal teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine and a nationally respected research institution, we are known for delivering groundbreaking, patient-centered care across more than 100 specialties and services, from primary care to our Level I Trauma Center to the region's leading heart transplant program.

Nurses are at the heart of that mission.

As a Magnet® designated organization, Tufts Medical Center offers nurses the opportunity to practice at the highest level grounded in teamwork, clinical inquiry, and a culture of continuous improvement. We are committed to advancing nursing through evidence-based care, shared decision-making, and strong interdisciplinary collaboration.

Nurses at Tufts MC are deeply integrated into all aspects of clinical care and operations. Whether providing high-acuity specialty care or leading quality and safety initiatives, our nurses are respected as full partners in care delivery and innovation. Their insight drives progress. Their expertise shapes outcomes.

Nurses are supported through strong peer networks, diverse clinical experiences, and opportunities for professional development. Professional growth is expected, encouraged, and championed.

At Tufts Medical Center, nursing isn't just supported but integral to who we are. Join us and be part of a team that's leading with purpose and redefining what's possible in healthcare.

Schedule:

36 hours, Day rotating shifts

Under the direction of the Clinical Nursing Director, the Clinical Resource Nurse Specialist (CRN-S) is responsible for upholding and driving the standard of practice within the medical center as set forth by national and professional organizations, and the most current evidence-guided practice. This role is responsible for fostering a culture of support and safety for the front-line teams through rounding, debriefing, education, and responding to consults and medical emergencies throughout the medical center.

The CRN-S is autonomous, self-driven, and serves as a general resource throughout all adult nursing departments and across all shifts. They are experts on policies and procedures, as well as house-wide patient care equipment. They also serve as an advisor a nurse can consult with over a specific patient nursing assessment and plan, and they are clinical experts in the management of critically ill unstable patients.

The overall goal of this role is to improve patient outcomes, communication, morale, camaraderie, job satisfaction, and to provide support to staff. The CRN-S communicates regularly with nurses, physicians, managers, pharmacy, respiratory, and personnel from various departments. They are a leader within the nursing department who provides direction and guides priorities for patient care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Respond to patient emergencies, including Code Blue, Rapid Response, and Stroke Code activations.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary care team to escalate care for acutely ill patients.
• Conduct clinical rounds and serve as a resource and support to both floor and ICU staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN).
• Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Three (3) years of experience in critical care nursing.
• Certifications (i.e. ACLS, PALS) or additional state licensure relevant to the department and type of care being provided may be required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in health-related field.
• Specialty nursing certifications.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing and walking.
• Lifts, positions, pushes and / or transfers patients.
• Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching.
• Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases.
• Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances.
• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.
• Handles emergency and crisis situations.

Skills & Abilities:

• Clinical reasoning, which includes clinical decision-making, critical thinking, and a global grasp of the situation, coupled with nursing skills acquired through a process of integrating formal and experiential knowledge.
• Ability to facilitate patient, family and staff learning across the care continuum. Contributes to a learning environment characterized by safe discourse, mentoring and team development.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities; able to work under stressful situations; possesses good oral and written communication skills and is able to effectively work in a changing environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, physicians, and healthcare team
• Excels at demonstrating the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients in the relevant area of nursing practice
• Ability to be flexible, organized and function well under stressful…