RN | Med/Surg | 36 Hours | Nights

Concord Hospital Health System•Laconia, NH

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) 2 assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for a group of population-specific patients in the department or unit, including patients with simple to complex needs and multisystem issues. The RN applies knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan, assesses and interprets patient data, and identifies age-specific care needs. The position involves building caring relationships with patients, families, and significant others; collaborating with other healthcare workers; and using sound judgment when performing nursing and medical interventions. The RN follows specialty and organizational standards, policies, procedures, guidelines, and protocols. The role reports to the Director and/or Nurse Manager and may include supervising Licensed Nursing Assistants and unlicensed personnel. The work involves direct patient care in a therapeutic environment. The physical demands are classified as MEDIUM. The employee regularly lifts, carries, or pushes/pulls up to 10 pounds; frequently handles 10–25 pounds; and occasionally handles 20–50 pounds. The role requires regular fine motor activity, hearing, speaking, and walking; frequent bending, reaching, sitting, squatting, and standing; and occasional climbing, repetitive motion, kneeling, and smelling. Required vision abilities include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision. 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. Noise levels are usually moderate.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
Registered Nurse licensure from 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 work as a member of a team.
Ability to meet department-specific certification, competency, education, and training requirements referenced in the applicable nursing policy.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Apply purposeful, organized thinking to nursing actions and clinical judgments or decisions.
Gather data 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 preparation for a procedure or test.
Manage time and resources to deliver patient care.
Administer medications.
Provide direct patient care.
Lead the healthcare team.
Serve as a resource person for the assigned shift.
Serve as a preceptor for new employees.
Perform job-specific requirements and other assigned duties.