Registered Nurse (RN) - Neuro Critical Care, Rotating

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health • Lebanon, NH

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About The Position

The Clinical Nurse is an engaged and credentialed member of the Professional Nursing Organization. The role involves autonomous practice guided by the professional tenets of practitioner, leader/decision maker, scientist, and transferor. The Clinical Nurse uses the nursing process to provide evidence-based care and continuously monitors and evaluates practice to support safe patient care in the best interests of the populations served.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
• Licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate required upon hire.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certificate required within six months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

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, modify plans of care, or escalate concerns to the care team as needed.
• Advocate for patients in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics, uphold patient autonomy, ensure informed consent, and support 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, delegating appropriate elements of care in accordance with laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Prioritize and organize time to optimize patient outcomes.
• Seek current evidence and standards and apply them in daily practice.
• Promote a culture of inquiry and contribute to research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice locally.
• Communicate effectively in a variety of formats across areas of practice.
• Partner with others to effect change and improve outcomes through the exchange of knowledge.
• Precept student nurses, nurse externs, nurse residents, experienced clinical nurses, and other healthcare team members.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

What This Job Offers

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