REGISTERED NURSE- Geriatric Behavioral Health (Nights)

Covenant Health•Nashua, NH

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients within an assigned hospital unit and carries out orders from the provider responsible for each patient’s medical care. The role supports and promotes Covenant Health Ministry’s mission and values, provides comprehensive clinical documentation including care plans each shift, and communicates patient information to support continuity and safe care through bedside shift reports, multidisciplinary rounds, and hourly rounding (AIDET). The nurse helps maintain a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, and staff; identifies and assists in correcting patient-care safety issues; and follows established procedures and protocols. The role includes participation in daily unit-based safety huddles, quality initiatives, and performance improvement activities, while remaining current on unit-based nurse-sensitive indicators. The nurse also promotes a positive departmental culture and a culture of well-being, seeks feedback on practice, completes required competencies and learning modules, and uses the chain of command to address issues. This position is within Geriatric Behavioral Health and is identified as a night role. The stated compensation range is $35.10–$48.34 per hour; the displayed rate reflects the beginning of the pay scale, and an offer will take skills and experience into account.

Requirements

Current New Hampshire RN license.
Basic Life Support certification.
Graduate of an approved nursing program preferred.
Basic Dysrhythmia training preferred or must be obtained before completion of orientation.
Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training preferred or must be obtained before completion of orientation.

Nice To Haves

Basic Dysrhythmia training.
Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training.
Graduate of an approved nursing program.

Responsibilities

Support and promote the mission and values of Covenant Health Ministry.
Provide professional nursing care to patients on an assigned hospital unit and carry out orders from the provider responsible for their medical care.
Complete comprehensive clinical documentation, including care plans, each shift.
Seek feedback regarding nursing practice and take appropriate action.
Communicate patient information for continuity and safe care through bedside shift reports, multidisciplinary rounds, and hourly rounding (AIDET).
Complete unit-specific competencies and requirements, as well as required Net Learning modules within the identified timeframe.
Promote a culture of well-being, including efforts such as decreasing alarm fatigue, and promote a positive department atmosphere each shift.
Provide a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, and staff by following established procedures and protocols.
Identify and assist in correcting patient-care safety issues.
Work within the Just Culture environment to promote error reporting and adoption of safe practices.
Address issues through appropriate use of the chain of command.
Participate in daily unit-based safety huddles.
Remain up to date with unit-based nurse-sensitive indicators, including CAUTI, CLABSI, CDIFF, HAPU, falls, HH, and VAE.
Actively participate in quality initiatives and performance improvement to improve patient outcomes.