Registered Nurse (RN) - Dermatology-MOHS Surgery

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health • Lebanon, NH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse is an engaged and credentialed member of the Professional Nursing Organization. The role involves autonomous nursing 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 continually monitors and evaluates practice to support safe, high-quality care for the populations served.

This position is in the Dermatology-MOHS Surgery Clinic and is 32 hours per week. The nurse practices within a nationally recognized academic medical center and participates in a shared governance nursing model and a research-focused environment.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
• Licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science Degree 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 to anticipate and recognize changes in patient status, modify the plan of care, or escalate concerns to the care team as needed.
• Advocate for patients in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics, uphold their autonomy in decision-making, ensure informed consent, and help patients and families express self-determination.
• Seek feedback and take action to improve performance.
• Engage in the governance of nursing practice.
• Manage interpersonal relationships with colleagues and others.
• Mentor colleagues to advance nursing practice and the profession.
• Assume authority and accountability for patients’ nursing care and appropriately delegate care to other care-team members in accordance with laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Prioritize and organize time to optimize patient outcomes.
• Seek and apply current evidence and standards in daily practice.
• Promote inquiry and develop knowledge by contributing locally to research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice.
• Communicate effectively in a variety of formats across areas of practice.
• Partner with others to effect positive change through the exchange of knowledge.
• Precept student nurses, nurse externs, nurse residents, experienced clinical nurses, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Benefits

• Loan repayment up to $20,000.
• Relocation assistance and access to a housing coordinator.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Earned-time plan.
• Continuing education and training programs.
• State-of-the-art Patient Safety and Training Simulation Center.
• Shared governance nursing model.
• Research-focused environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time