RN | Full Time Nights

Concord Hospital Health System•Concord, NH

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) 1 assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for a population-specific group of patients in the department or unit, ranging from simple to complex cases with multi-system issues. The RN provides care in a safe, therapeutic environment; applies knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan; assesses and interprets patient data; and identifies age-specific care needs. The RN builds caring relationships with patients, families, and significant others, collaborates with other healthcare workers, and uses sound judgment when performing nursing and medical interventions. The RN follows specialty and organizational standards, policies, procedures, guidelines, and protocols. The position reports to the Director and/or Nurse Manager and may participate in supervising Licensed Nursing Assistants and unlicensed personnel. Employees must maintain compliance with all components of the Core Nights Program Policy to remain in the program. The role requires a current New Hampshire RN license and current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification, or an equivalent course credentialed by the American Heart Association. Department-specific certifications may also apply under the relevant nursing policy. Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing is required; a BSN is preferred. Related experience includes evidence of working effectively and positively with patients, care providers, and the multidisciplinary team, and the ability to work as a team member. The work involves regular fine motor activity, hearing, speaking, and walking; frequent bending, reaching, sitting, squatting, and standing; and occasional climbing, repetitive motion, kneeling, and smelling. The position includes handling loads classified as MEDIUM: regularly up to 10 pounds, frequently 10–25 pounds, and occasionally 20–50 pounds. The employee is frequently exposed to airborne and bloodborne pathogens and bodily fluids, and occasionally to airborne contaminants, chemotherapeutic agents, electrical hazards, moving mechanical parts, non-weather-related heat or cold, slippery surfaces, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The work environment typically has a moderate noise level. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
Current New Hampshire State Registered Nurse license.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification, or an equivalent course credentialed by the American Heart Association.
Evidence of experience working effectively and positively with patients, care providers, and the multidisciplinary team.
Evidence of ability to perform as a member of a team.
Maintain compliance with all components of the Core Nights Program Policy to remain in the program.
Meet department-specific certification requirements, as applicable, under the Management of Mandatory Required Certification, Competencies, Education/Training-Nursing Policy.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Apply principles of purposeful, organized thinking to make clinical judgments and decisions.
Gather information through history taking and physical assessment, interpret the data, and plan and implement interventions to meet patient care needs.
Develop, evaluate, and revise the patient’s plan of care and nursing actions in response to patient needs.
Document care provided and the patient’s progress toward desired outcomes.
Direct and supervise others performing delegated nursing activities.
Teach patients and/or significant others about the plan of care and prepare patients to manage their care after discharge, transfer, or in preparation for a procedure or test.
Manage time and resources to deliver patient care.
Administer medications.
Provide direct patient care.
Lead the healthcare team.
Perform job-specific requirements and other duties as assigned.