PICU Registered Nurse (RN)

Company: Tufts Medical Center
Location: Brockton
Posted on: February 14, 2020

Job Description:

Tufts Medical Center is looking for an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join our prestigious Health Care client’s team in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Department. **Must have a license in Massachusetts** Job Location: Boston, MA Tufts Medical Center  is an academic medical center and Level 1 trauma center providing complex surgical care to patients throughout the lifespan. Tufts Medical Center has 23 operating rooms, supporting more than 14,000 adult and pediatric surgical cases annually. This hospital has an unmatched community feel while working in a Level 1 trauma center. They value their employees and hard work, each and every day! *Scheduling may consist of both 8 and 12 hour shifts* About the Unit:  The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the Floating Hospital for Children is a 10-bed combined medical-surgical unit, prepared to provide complex care to the sickest children ranging from infant through 18 year of age. Our kids have the full range of diagnoses cared for in a PICU; including congenital heart disease, innovative ENT procedures and pulmonary conditions. The interdisciplinary team on the PICU works closely together to provide family centered care to our patients and their families, and prides itself on taking the concept of family centered care an extra step.  Parents are not only welcome, but actively encouraged, to participate in the morning rounds and discussions related to their child. Equally as important, is the encouragement employees receive to be fully involved in their own professional development as they progress in their careers. To that extent, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center has a robust and supportive customized orientation for the novice and experienced nurse. As you complete orientation, you will have opportunities to be engaged in professional development opportunities such as Unit Based Shared Governance (and others). If professional development and being an active member of a collaborative and inclusive interdisciplinary team focused on kids and their families are important to you, please consider career opportunities at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. About the Position:   The Professional Registered Nurse (RN) possesses and applies the skills and knowledge necessary for the delivery and management of patient care from admission through discharge and serves as a patient and family advocate while facilitating a cooperative and collaborative environment among all health care providers. The RN is knowledgeable of current trends in healthcare including (but not limited to): advances in technology, pharmacology, and treatment care modalities. Basic Qualifications: Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse License required Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) Degree required BLS certification is required BLS certification required Knowledge and skills to provide age specific care including knowledge of growth and development, ability to interpret and analyze age specific data and provide age specific communication required A minimum of one (1) year of Professional RN experience in the PICU setting is required PALS certification required Telemetry certification preferred Please note: Scheduling may consist of both 8 and 12 hour shifts The home unit for this position is the PICU, the position is clustered with the NICU. You may be scheduled to work on the unit you are clustered to off of your home unit Call 844-201-5948 or Apply Today!! *This position is posted by Aloha Solutions Co. on behalf of Tufts Medical Center*

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