Dartmouth Health

Academic health system and medical education

Registered Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 5

Full-timeHampstead, NH, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
Hold Licensed Registered Nurse status with New Hampshire eligibility.
Obtain a Basic Life Support certificate upon hire.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized plans of care for inpatient and residential high-acuity pediatric psychiatry patients.
Use critical thinking and the nursing process to anticipate and recognize changes in patient status and demeanor, modify plans of care to maintain a therapeutic milieu, or escalate concerns to the care team as needed.
Practice in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics and scope-of-practice regulations; advocate for patients, uphold autonomy in decision-making, ensure informed consent, and assist patients and families in expressing self-determination.
Seek and act on feedback to improve performance.
Engage in the governance of practice.
Manage interpersonal relationships with self and others.
Mentor colleagues to advance nursing practice and the profession.
Assume authority and accountability for patients' nursing care and appropriately delegate elements of care to other care-delivery team members 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 for high-acuity pediatric psychiatry patients.
Role-model a culture of inquiry and develop new knowledge by contributing to local research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice.
Communicate effectively in a variety of formats across all areas of practice.
Partner with others to effect change that produces positive outcomes through knowledge exchange.
Precept student nurses, nurse externs, nurse residents, experienced clinical nurses, and other healthcare-team members.
Perform other duties as required or assigned.
Work the evening shift and every other weekend.

Desired Qualifications

Hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN).

Overview

The Clinical Nurse is an engaged and credentialed member of the Professional Nursing Organization and is responsible for autonomous practice directed by the professional tenets of practitioner, leader/decision maker, scientist and transferor. The Clinical 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. This position is EVENING SHIFT! Every other weekend required.

Responsibilities

Practitioner

Utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement and evaluate an individualized plan of care for inpatient and residential high acuity pediatric psychiatry patients.

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

Practices in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics and scope of practice regulations 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.

Leader/Decision Maker

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.

Scientist

Actively seeks out the most current evidence and standards and applies and translates to daily practice in the care of high acuity pediatric psychiatry patients.

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) preferred.

Required Licensure/Certifications

Licensed Registered Nurse with NH eligibility
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate 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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