Dartmouth Health

Academic health system and medical education

Registered Nurse - RN, Same Day Surgery

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 11

Full-timeLebanon, NH, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Current acute care hospital experience is required.
Graduation from an accredited nursing program is required.
A Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing is preferred.
A licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility is required.
A Basic Life Support certificate or Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification is required upon hire.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized plans of care.
Use critical thinking and the nursing process to anticipate and recognize changes in patient status, and take action to modify the plan of care or escalate concerns to the care team as necessary.
Practice in accordance with the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics to advocate for patients, uphold their autonomy in decision-making, ensure informed consent, and assist patients and families in expressing self-determination.
Seek feedback and act to improve performance.
Engage in the governance of practice.
Manage interpersonal relationships with oneself and others.
Mentor colleagues to advance nursing practice and the 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 laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Prioritize and organize time to optimize patient outcomes.
Seek current evidence and standards and apply and translate them into daily practice.
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.
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.

Desired Qualifications

Critical care experience is a plus.
Intravenous skills are a plus.

Overview

O.R. Same Day Surgery

Full-time, 4 x 10 hour shifts, Monday – Friday !

6:00am - 9:30pm (staggard start times)

Our Same Day Program is a very busy 34-bed unit where patients are efficiently prepared for their surgery or procedures. A typical day we care for 50-70 patients. We also provide post anesthesia recovery care for those patients being discharged home the “same day” as their procedure. On the main unit we serve patients from 15 years through adulthood and in our separate pedi periop program we care for patients 14 and under. Within our department is a regional block program where patients receive sedation by our moderate sedation trained nurses while being administered a preoperative block before going into the OR for most commonly a joint replacement. Preadmission Services that utilize our program include but are not limited to orthopedics, gynecology, plastics, ENT, vascular, urology, radiology, cardiology and thoracic surgery.

We are looking for experienced nurses that are team players and want to work in a busy 34 bed Same Day Surgery Program (SDP). Shifts are 10 hours between the hours of 6:00 am and 8:30 pm. Nurses must have current acute care hospital experience. Critical Care experience and IV skills are a plus.

Same Day Program consists of an energetic and enthusiastic group of professionals that are engaged in sharing their knowledge of perioperative services!

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.

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) preferred.

Required Licensure/Certifications

Licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate or ACLS required upon hire

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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