CSICU RN
Listed on 2026-01-14
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse, Pediatric Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Job Profile Summary
This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Clinical Nurse duties:
Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the care needs of a designated group of patients or provides nursing care and identified clinical support tasks within the scope of practice for achievement of the patient's plan of care as directed. Provides professional nursing care to patients. Requires a nursing license. A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs.
The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education. A senior level role that requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Typically responsible for: managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision, coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals, resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems.
Overview
The professional registered nurse possesses and applies the skills and knowledge necessary for the delivery and management of patient care from admission through discharge. The professional registered nurse is knowledgeable of current trends in healthcare including but not limited to advances in technology, pharmacology, treatment care modalities, quality and patient safety. The professional registered nurse serves as a patient and family advocate while facilitating a cooperative and collaborative environment among all health care providers.
The professional registered nurse is responsible for the planning, delivery and management of patient/family centered care utilizing the nursing process and adhering to the standards of nursing practice embedded in research, evidence based practice and/or best practices. The professional registered nurse at Tufts Medical Center provides clinical excellence, which fosters and supports an environment central to our patient and family centered model of care.
Minimum Qualifications
Identify expected outcomes based on synthesis of data and diagnosis; and identify cultural needs (i.e. language, etc.) to develop a care plan that enhances the health care experience.
Individualized outcomes-based care plans incorporating the patient and family's readiness and barrier to learning; orchestrate and validate a plan of care for each shift; initiate interdisciplinary patient/family meetings to facilitate communication regarding the plan of care; communicate and coordinate the patient's discharge plan utilizing unit-based and community resources to ensure a seamless transition for the patient and their family; ensure the plan of care utilizes principles and concepts of project, organizational or systems management.
The plan in a safe and timely manner; document the implementation and any modifications, including changes or omissions, of the identified plan; collaborate with nursing colleagues and others to implement the plan; utilize evidence-based interventions and treatments specific to the diagnosis or problem; provide and coordinate health teaching which is required by individuals, families and groups to maintain an optimal level of health;
document per hospital and regulatory requirements/policies, all aspects of care, including but not limited to, treatments/procedures performed and patient response.
The effectiveness of the planned strategies in relation to patient responses and the attainment of expected outcomes and knowledge; use the evaluation process to update the plan of care as dictated by the patient response and/or if desired outcomes have not been achieved.
Evidence based and utilizes research when appropriate; incorporates new knowledge and strategies to initiate change in nursing care practices; demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age appropriate culturally and ethnically sensitive…
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