Registered Nurse - Emergency Department Mount Auburn Hospital | Cambridge, MA

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Eligible for a $20,000 Sign on Bonus

Mount Auburn Hospital is a 217-bed Harvard Medical School teaching hospital in Cambridge and a member of Beth Israel Lahey Health. At Mount Auburn, you’ll find the best of both worlds: the clinical complexity and learning environment of an academic medical center paired with the close-knit culture of a community hospital.

About the Emergency Department
Mount Auburn Hospital’s newly renovated Emergency Department offers a collaborative, fast-paced environment for nurses who want to build their emergency nursing skills while working as part of a supportive team.

Our Emergency Department offers:
• 31 care spaces, including dedicated behavioral health areas and a resuscitation bay
• Care for 34,000+ patients annually across all ages and acuity levels
• A setting that combines the complexity of a teaching hospital with the warmth of a community hospital
• A Primary Stroke Center with cath lab access and a Gold Plus Award from the American Heart Association and STEMI Center
• A strong team culture where nurses are supported, valued, and encouraged to grow

Job Description:

About the Role

As an Emergency Department Registered Nurse , you will deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in a dynamic setting caring for patients with a wide range of urgent and emergent needs. This role requires strong clinical judgment, adaptability, and teamwork to assess, prioritize, treat, and stabilize patients across varying acuity levels.

What You’ll Do

Direct Patient Care

• Rapidly assess, prioritize, and provide care for patients with acute and emergent conditions
• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans
• Deliver timely interventions to stabilize patients and support positive outcomes

Care Coordination

• Coordinate patient care in a fast-paced environment to ensure safe and efficient treatment
• Delegate and guide assistive personnel appropriately

Collaboration & Communication

• Work closely with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to deliver emergency care
• Communicate clearly and effectively with patients, families, and team members
• Serve as a patient advocate, ensuring safety and quality at every step

Patient & Family Support

• Provide education and discharge instructions tailored to patient needs and comprehension
• Engage family members and caregivers in care and transition planning when appropriate

Quality & Professional Practice

• Maintain required certifications, competencies, and annual education
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and department training
• Support a culture of continuous learning and professional development

Pay Range:

$37.00 - $95.37

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

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) as a condition of employment.

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