**Job Type:** Regular

**Time Type:** Full time

**Work Shift:** Day (United States of America)

**FLSA Status:** Non-Exempt

**When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, youre making a difference in peoples lives.**

**Job Type:**

Regular

**Scheduled Hours:**

36

**Work Shift:**

Day (United States of America)

36hpw; 7a-7:30p, rotating weekend and holidays

**Job Description:**

**Unit Description:**

The Clinical Decision Unit is designed to hold patients whose medical conditions require specific clinically defined hospital-based services that include short term treatments, assessments and reassessments through periodic monitoring by staff who evaluate whether the patient can be discharged from the hospital or require inpatient status/admission. Patient expected Length of stay is 8-48 hours, therefore the admission/transfer/discharge activity, (ADT), of this unit is expected to be high and therefore fast paced. This clinical area features a pace similar to the Emergency Room with diagnostic work ups and care needs in a telemetry setting.

**Responsibilities:**

The nurse will assess, plan, implement, evaluate, educate and document the nursing care of patients set forth by organizational policies and in accordance with the standards of professional nursing practice. This position utilizes specialized knowledge, judgement, and nursing skills necessary to assess data and plan, as well as, provide and evaluate care appropriate to the patient to facilitate a safe discharge.

**Minimum Requirements**

Current Massachusetts RN License

Evidence of Continued Education

12 months of recent Acute Care RN experience preferred

Current Telemetry experience preferred

Current AHA BLS certification

Utilizes appropriate time management skills. Communicates effectively

**Recommended Requirements**

Documented Professional Development activities

Knowledge of Critical Paths

Charge Nurse experience preferred

**FLSA Status:**

Non-Exempt

**As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.**

**More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.**

**Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled**