Practice Registered Nurse Internal Medicine 4 days week

Concord Hospital • Concord, NH

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About The Position

The Practice Registered Nurse (Clinical Practice Nurse 1) reports to the Clinical Leader or Clinical Manager and works under the direction of practice providers. The nurse delivers high-quality patient care through assessment, treatment, planning, and evaluation of care. The role applies knowledge of growth and development across the life span, assesses clinical data reflecting patients’ health status, and interprets information to identify age-specific care needs. The nurse builds caring relationships with patients, families, and caregivers, collaborates with the health care team, and uses sound judgment when performing nursing interventions.

The position is four days per week, Monday through Friday, from 8:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., with no weekends or holidays. The work is classified as light and involves regular repetitive motion, hearing, and speaking; frequent bending, fine motor activity, reaching, sitting, standing, and walking; and occasional climbing, kneeling, smelling, and squatting. The employee may encounter bloodborne pathogens and bodily fluids frequently, and airborne pathogens, electrical hazards, and toxic or caustic chemicals occasionally. The work environment is usually quiet.

Requirements

• Associate degree or diploma in nursing from an accredited School of Nursing.
• New Hampshire Board of Nursing license.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification or Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers certification.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively and positively with multidisciplinary staff, patients, and others.

Responsibilities

• Organize daily activities, establish priorities, and maintain efficient patient flow.
• Triage patient phone calls according to established guidelines and prescribed formats to identify health problems or concerns and provide quality care.
• Administer prescribed medications.
• Educate patients in response to identified needs.
• Document health information, interventions, and outcomes in the electronic medical record.
• Delegate patient care activities using the five rights: right task, person, direction, circumstance, and supervision; ensure tasks are completed satisfactorily and documented, and provide feedback to the delegatee and manager.
• Apply purposeful, organized thinking based on the nursing process to make sound clinical judgments and decisions.
• Complete practice-specific clinical skill competencies annually.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree