Registered Nurse (RN) - System Staffing Float, Long Term Care

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health•Lebanon, NH

115d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of the System Staffing Office. Our Long-Term Care nurses are experienced inpatient nurses with Medical Surgical experience and who have agreed to be floated to Hanover Terrace, within the sub-acute care unit. Hanover Terrace is a 100 bed facility with 50 Long Term Care beds and 50 subacute post-hospitalized patients. System Staffing Office RN's will care for subacute patients, not the LTC beds. The RN will care for 8-9 patients per shift. Point Click Care is the documentation platform, which is preferred but not required.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
Minimum 2 years experience required
Licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire and Vermont.
Basic Life Support Required

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Point Click Care is the documentation platform - preferred but not required

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.