Registered Nurse (RN) - Adolescent Med Psychiatric Care Unit, Part Time

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health•Lebanon, NH

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse is an engaged and credentialed member of the Professional Nursing Organization and is responsible for autonomous 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 continuously monitors and evaluates practice to ensure safe passage of patients in the best interest of the populations served. The role supports adolescent patients ages 12 to 17 who need inpatient psychiatric care. The unit opened in April 2025 and serves pediatric patients from a rural New England region. The successful candidate will be flexible and team-oriented. This is a part-time position of 24 hours per week, worked as two 12-hour shifts. The rotating schedule alternates between 7 a.m.–7 p.m. and 7 p.m.–7 a.m. across all seven days and includes weekend and holiday coverage.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
Licensed RN with New Hampshire eligibility.
BLS certification.
Flexible and team-oriented.

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.
Use critical thinking and the nursing process to anticipate and recognize changes in patient status, modify plans of care, or escalate concerns to the care team as needed.
Advocate for patients, uphold their autonomy in decision-making, ensure informed consent, and help patients and families express self-determination in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics.
Seek feedback and act to improve performance.
Participate 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 patients' nursing care and appropriately delegate care to other care-team members in accordance with laws, regulations, and policies and procedures.
Prioritize and organize time to optimize patient outcomes.
Seek out current evidence and standards and apply them in daily practice.
Model a culture of inquiry and contribute to local research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice.
Communicate effectively in a variety of formats and areas of practice.
Partner with others to produce positive outcomes 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.