RN | AMU/PACU | Full Time - 36 hours | Day

Concord Hospital•Concord, NH

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) 2 works within a designated inpatient specialty area and provides nursing care to a group of population-specific patients, from simple to complex, including patients with multisystem issues. The RN assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care in a safe and therapeutic environment, applying knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and interpreting patient data in relation to age-specific 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 role follows specialty and organizational standards, policies, procedures, guidelines, and protocols. The RN reports to the Director and/or Nurse Manager and may participate in supervising Licensed Nursing Assistants and unlicensed personnel. This is a full-time, 36-hour position on the day shift in AMU/PACU. The physical demands are classified as medium. The role includes regular, frequent, and occasional lifting, carrying, or pushing/pulling, and exposure to several workplace hazards, including airborne and bloodborne pathogens and bodily fluids.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
Registered Nurse licensure with the New Hampshire Board of Nursing.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
One year of prior clinical nursing experience.
Evidence of working effectively and positively with patients, care providers, and the multidisciplinary team.
Evidence of the ability to perform as a member of a team.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
PACU, ICU, or ED experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care.
Apply purposeful, organized thinking to make clinical judgments and decisions.
Gather information through history taking and physical assessment, interpret the information, and plan and implement interventions to meet patient care needs.
Develop, evaluate, and revise patients' plans of care and nursing actions in response to their needs.
Document care provided and patient progress toward desired outcomes.
Direct and supervise others performing delegated nursing activities.
Teach patients and/or significant others about the plan of care.
Prepare patients to manage their care after discharge or transfer, or in preparation for a procedure or test.
Manage time and resources to deliver patient care.
Administer medications to patients.
Collaborate with patients, families, significant others, and other healthcare workers.
Adhere to specialty and organizational standards, policies, procedures, guidelines, and protocols.
May participate in supervising Licensed Nursing Assistants and unlicensed personnel.