Hampstead Hospital Inpatient & Residential Treatment Registered Nurse

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health • Hampstead, NH

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About The Position

The Clinical Nurse is an engaged and credentialed member of the Professional Nursing Organization who practices autonomously according to the professional tenets of practitioner, leader/decision maker, scientist, and transferor. The nurse uses the nursing process to provide evidence-based care and continuously monitor and evaluate practice to support safe patient care in the best interest of the populations served.

The role provides care to inpatient and residential high-acuity pediatric psychiatry patients. The nurse assesses, diagnoses, identifies outcomes, plans, implements, and evaluates individualized care; responds to changes in patient status and demeanor; advocates for patients; and collaborates with the care team. The nurse also contributes to nursing practice through mentoring, evidence-based practice, research, quality improvement, effective communication, and precepting.

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 in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized plans of care for inpatient and residential high-acuity pediatric psychiatry patients.
• Use critical thinking to anticipate and recognize changes in patient status and demeanor, modify the plan of care, maintain a therapeutic milieu, or escalate concerns to the care team as needed.
• Practice in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics and scope-of-practice regulations; advocate for patients, uphold autonomy in decision-making, ensure informed consent, and help patients and families express 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 nursing care and appropriately delegate elements of care to other care-delivery team members in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Prioritize and organize time to optimize patient outcomes.
• Seek current evidence and standards and apply and translate them into daily practice for high-acuity pediatric psychiatry patients.
• Model a culture of inquiry and contribute to research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice at the local level.
• Communicate effectively in a variety of formats across all 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 healthcare team members.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed