Registered Nurse RN Intensive Care ICU

HCA Healthcare • Portsmouth, NH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the department’s requirements and the scope and standards of nursing practice for the relevant state and specialty. Working with medical providers and other care-team members, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN advocates for patients, families, and caregivers and supports the organization’s mission, values, patient experience, and clinical outcomes.

The nurse performs provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, documents care promptly and thoroughly, and teaches patients and caregivers about medical conditions, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up care, and lifestyle measures. The RN explains complex medical terminology in understandable terms and prepares patients and caregivers for future self-management. The role also applies evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate and deliver individualized, holistic treatment that supports recovery.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing required.
• New Hampshire Registered Nurse license or active Compact State license required to start employment.
• Must obtain a New Hampshire single-state RN license within 60 days of beginning employment.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with departmental requirements and applicable nursing standards.
• Collaborate with medical providers and other care-team members to provide individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care.
• Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers.
• Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
• Document the administration of care promptly and thoroughly in the patient medical record.
• Teach patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, patient status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
• Explain complex medical terminology in a way patients and caregivers can understand.
• Educate patients and caregivers about non-medicinal follow-up measures, including healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes.
• Prepare patients and caregivers for future self-management.
• Apply evidence-based practices and participate in continuous process-improvement initiatives to meet and exceed quality measures.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver holistic treatment plans that promote recovery.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
• Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
• Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree