Registered Nurse | Concord Hospital AMU/PACU | Part Time 24hrs
About The Position
This Registered Nurse (RN) 2 job exists within a designated inpatient specialty area. The Registered Nurse (RN) 2 is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care for a group of population specific patients for the department /unit, from simple to complex, with multi-system issues in a safe and therapeutic environment. The RN uses knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses data reflective of the patient's status and interprets information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to his/her age specific needs. The RN engages in caring relationships with patient's, families, and significant others, works collaboratively with other health care workers, and uses sound judgments while performing nursing and medical interventions. The RN adheres to specialty standards and organizational standards, policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols. Reports to the Director and/or Nurse Manager. May participate in supervision of Licensed Nursing Assistants and unlicensed personnel. The AMU/PACU trained nurse cares for patients pre-operatively and post operatively. This position consists of two 12hr shifts a week, rotating between shifts that start as early as 6am (6a-630pm) and as late as 9a (9a-9:30pm). There is an on-call requirement that consists of around 1-2 night call shifts and 1-2 day call shifts (weekends) in a 6 week period. Major holidays are covered with call shifts. We care for pediatric, adult and the older adult/geriatric and all acuity levels.
Requirements
- Graduated from an accredited School of Nursing, BSN preferred.
- Registered Nurse - New Hampshire Board of Nursing
- Basic Life Support - American Heart Association
- ACLS and PEARS/PALS within 6 months.
- Refer to "Management of Mandatory Required Certification, Competencies, Education/Training-Nursing" Policy for department specific certifications.
- One year prior clinical nursing experience.
- Evidence of experience in working effectively and positively with patients, care providers, and the multi-disciplinary team.
- Evidence of the ability to perform as a member of a team.
Responsibilities
- Provides direct patient care.
- Bases nursing actions by applying principles of purposeful, organized thinking to make clinical judgment/decisions.
- Gathers data through history taking and physical assessment and interprets data in order to plan and implement interventions to meet patient care needs.
- Develops, evaluates and revises patient's plan of care and nursing actions in response to patient's needs.
- Documents care provided and patient's progress toward attainment of desired outcomes.
- Directs and supervises others in the performance of delegated nursing activities.
- Teaches the patient and/or significant other(s) about the plan of care.
- Prepares patients to manage their care after discharge, transfer or preparation for procedure/test.
- Manages time and resources to deliver patient care.
- Administers medications to patients.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
