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Registered Nurse, RN - Cardiovascular Operating Room, CVOR
Join One of New England's Leading Cardiac Surgery Programs
At Tufts Medical Center, our Cardiovascular Operating Room nurses support some of the most advanced and complex cardiac procedures in the region. CVOR Registered Nurses are integral members of the surgical team, collaborating closely with nationally recognized surgeons, perfusionists, anesthesia providers, surgical technologists, and perioperative staff within a highly specialized academic medical center environment.
Since 2000, Tufts Medical Center has performed more adult heart transplants than any other hospital in New England, completing 657 transplants during that time. In 2024, the program set a new regional record by performing 70 adult heart transplants, surpassing its previous record of 61 in 2023.
Grow Your Career in a High-Acuity Surgical Environment
Cardiovascular OR nurses at Tufts Medical Center care for highly acute and complex patient populations while supporting innovative cardiac surgical procedures in a fast-paced perioperative setting. Nurses are empowered to utilize advanced clinical judgment, critical thinking, and strong communication skills to help deliver safe, seamless, and exceptional patient care throughout the surgical experience.
The complexity of our cardiac surgical program provides ongoing opportunities for professional growth, skill development, and continued learning. Staff are supported through comprehensive orientation, mentorship, specialty training, certification support, and continuing education opportunities designed to help nurses build confidence and advance their careers in cardiovascular surgery.
Our department is built on a culture of teamwork, collaboration, respect, and clinical excellence where new ideas are encouraged, high standards are upheld, and every team member plays a critical role in delivering outstanding patient outcomes.
Hours: 40 Hours per week, Full-Time
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.
Job 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.
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