Dartmouth Health

Academic health system and medical education

Registered Nurse - RN, Medical Surgical Unit, Full-Time, Rotating

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLebanon, NH, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited nursing program is required.
A Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing with 1 year of experience is required.
An Associate Degree prepared nurse must have 2 years of experience.
A licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility is required.
A Basic Life Support Certificate is required upon hire and as applicable, with higher-level certification per unit requirements.
An Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certificate is required upon hire in Endoscopy, Tele-ICU, Day Surgery Center at CGP in Manchester, Life Safety, and Cardiology-Echocardiography.

Responsibilities

Utilize the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement, and evaluate an individualized plan of care.
Use critical thinking and the nursing process to anticipate and recognize changes in patient status, taking action to modify the plan of care or elevate concerns to the care team as necessary.
Practice in accordance with the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics to advocate for patients, uphold autonomy in decision-making, ensure informed consent, and assist patients and families in expressing self-determination.
Actively seek feedback and take action to improve performance.
Engage in the governance of practice.
Manage interpersonal relationships for self and with others.
Mentor colleagues for the advancement of nursing practice and the nursing profession.
Assume authority and accountability for patients' nursing care while appropriately delegating elements of care to other members of the care delivery team in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Prioritize and organize time to optimize patient outcomes.
Seek out current evidence and standards and apply and translate them into daily practice.
Role-model a culture of inquiry and develop new knowledge by contributing to research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice at the local level.
Communicate effectively in a variety of formats across all areas of practice.
Actively partner with others to effect change that produces positive outcomes through the exchange of knowledge.
Precept student nurses, nurse externs, nurse residents, experienced clinical nurses, and other members of the healthcare team.
Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Overview

**This is a Full-time 36 hours a week Day/Night rotating position.

Level 1 Wing C (L1WC) Medical Specialties

The Registered Nurse is responsible for utilizing the nursing process to provide evidence-based care and to continuously monitor and evaluate practice to ensure safe passage of patients that is in the best interest of populations served.

L1WC is a multi-level 53-bed, inpatient medicine unit. We care for adults typically on the inpatient medicine service who suffer from acute and/or chronic illness. Our team approach and changing environment make it a great place to learn and build/expand on nursing assessment, delegation, prioritization, critical thinking and time management skills. We have a team dedicated to process improvement, problem solving, and teambuilding, which has allowed us to become a unit where everyone is a part of the solution.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement and evaluate an individualized plan of care.

Utilizes critical thinking and the nursing process to anticipate and recognize changes in patient status, taking action to modify the plan of care or to elevate to the care team as necessary.

Practices in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics to advocate for patients, uphold their autonomy in decision-making, ensure informed consent and assist patients in families in expressing self-determination.

Actively seeks feedback and acts to improve performance.

Engages in the governance of practice.

Manages interpersonal relationships for self and with others.

Mentors colleagues for the advancement of nursing practice and the profession.

Assumes authority and accountability for the nursing care of patients while appropriately delegating elements of care to others members of the care delivery team in accordance with laws, regulations and policies and procedures.

Prioritizes and organizes time to optimize patient outcomes.

Actively seeks out the most current evidence and standards and applies and translates to daily practice.

Role models a culture of inquiry, developing new knowledge by contributing to research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice at the local level.

Transferor

Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.

Actively partners with others to effect change that produces positive outcomes through the exchange of knowledge.

Precepts the student nurse, nurse extern, nurse resident, experienced clinical nurse and other members of the healthcare team.

Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) with 1 year of experience.
Associate Degree (ADN) prepared nurses with 2 years' experience.

Required Licensure/Certifications

Licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required upon hire and as applicable, higher level per unit certification requirements as stated on the grid attached to the AHA and Life Support Policy
ACLS Certificate required upon hire in Endoscopy, Tele-ICU, Day Surgery Center at CGP (Manchester), Life Safety and Cardiology-Echocardiography

About the Company

Dartmouth Health

Academic health system and medical education

Dartmouth Health runs New Hampshire’s largest private employer and a regional academic health system serving northern New England, with DHMC and a wide network of hospitals and clinics. It provides care through more than 2,000 providers across nearly every specialty, including the Dartmouth Cancer Center and Dartmouth Health Children’s. It blends clinical care with education and research by training about 400 residents and fellows each year with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, and by conducting clinical trials with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center. Its goal is to deliver exceptional, personal care while advancing medicine and meeting the health needs of the communities it serves.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Lebanon, NH
Founded: Not listed

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