Registered Nurse (RN) - Geriatrics

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health • Lebanon, NH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Registered Nurse position in the Geriatrics Clinic, requiring 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday. The Clinical Nurse is an engaged and credentialed member of the Professional Nursing Organization, responsible for autonomous practice as a practitioner, leader/decision maker, scientist, and transferor. The role involves utilizing the nursing process to provide evidence-based care and continuously monitoring patient status to ensure safe patient outcomes. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics in New Hampshire offers a unique environment for nurses, being a nationally recognized Academic Medical Center located in the White Mountains. The system emphasizes a shared governance nursing model, a rigorous research-focused environment, and extensive continuing education opportunities, including access to a state-of-the-art Patient Safety and Training Simulation Center. The location offers a high quality of life with beautiful natural surroundings and access to various amenities. The Dartmouth Health system serves New Hampshire and Vermont, with its academic anchor in Lebanon, NH, and includes various specialized centers and ambulatory clinics. The region is noted for its low taxes and high quality of life.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
• Licensed Registered Nurse with NH eligibility
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

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.

Benefits

• loan repayment up to $20,000
• Relocation Assistance
• Housing Coordinator
• generous tuition reimbursement
• earned time plan
• extensive CEU/Training programs
• Continuing nursing education accreditation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed