Experienced Registered Nurse, Medical ICU, 36 hours, Day​/Night Rotation

Boston, MA
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Full-time
• Rotating When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Join a dynamic and fast-paced Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at BIDMC West, where nurses care for a diverse, critically ill patient population in an environment that offers something new every day. This busy unit is known for its strong teamwork, exceptional nurse autonomy, and supportive culture where every team member is valued and empowered to grow. Ideal candidates will have at least two years of inpatient nursing experience and a passion for critical care, professional development, and delivering high-quality patient care.

With a comprehensive, competency-based orientation, dedicated preceptor support, and ongoing leadership engagement, this unit provides an outstanding foundation for nurses looking to build advanced critical care expertise.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities including but not limited to:

Provides direct care to patients and makes necessary nursing judgments. Responsible for systematically assessing the health care needs of individuals or groups and for the formulation of a care plan, its implementation and evaluation. Demonstrates the ability for decision making by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience in caring for patients.

Coordinates the care of patients and directs assistive personnel in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable and timely, patient-centered care. Demonstrates awareness of environmental forces on health care of patients and their families. Demonstrates the ability to identify resources necessary to implement the plan of care.

Works in a collegial and collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine healthcare needs of patients and families. Develops relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect. Communicates effectively in the exchange of information. Demonstrate the ability to act as a patient advocate.

Maintains annual mandatory education requirements, which include emergency skills and unit based competencies. Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with the unit based educator or clinical nurse specialist. Participates in activities that contribute to professional development of self May participate in quality improvement activities.

Demonstrates a commitment to patients, staff, and to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The individual nursing practice reflects the goals of the Medical Center. Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice and patient safety

Education:

Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program required.

Baccalaureate degree in Nursing strongly preferred.

Experience:

1-3 years related work experience required.

License/Certification(s):

License Registered Nurse required.

American Heart Association – Basic Life support Certificate required.

Competencies:

1. Decision Making:
Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation. May make recommendations for solving problems of moderate complexity and importance.
2. Problem Solving:
Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
3. Independence of Action:
Ability to follow precedents and procedures. May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines. Seeks assistance when confronted with difficult and/or unpredictable situations. Work progress is monitored by supervisor/manager.
4. Written Communications:
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
5. Oral Communications:
Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
6. Knowledge:
Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
7. Team Work:
Ability to…