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Registered Nurse (RN) - Same Day Surgery, Per diem

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health•Lebanon, NH

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in a busy 34-bed Same Day Surgery Program, preparing patients for surgery or procedures and providing post-anesthesia recovery care to patients discharged home the same day. The program typically cares for 50–70 patients per day. The main unit serves patients ages 15 through adulthood, while a separate pediatric perioperative program serves patients age 14 and under. The department also has a regional block program in which moderate-sedation-trained nurses care for patients receiving preoperative blocks, most commonly before joint replacement surgery. Services include orthopedics, gynecology, plastics, ENT, vascular, urology, radiology, cardiology, and thoracic surgery. The role is per diem, with varied shifts. The overview lists hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. with staggered start times; the description also states that shifts are 10 hours between 6:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. The team is seeking experienced, collaborative nurses with current acute-care hospital experience. Critical care experience and IV skills are a plus.

Requirements

  • Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
  • Licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility.
  • Current acute-care hospital experience.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) or ACLS certificate required upon hire.

Nice To Haves

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
  • Critical care experience.
  • IV skills.

Responsibilities

  • Practice consistently with applicable state nursing practice regulations, applicable ASC policies and procedures, and the ANA Code of Ethics.
  • Ensure proper equipment is available and ready for surgical cases.
  • Ensure safety measures—including the time-out process, safe patient positioning, required surgical documentation, and the surgical count process—are appropriately performed.
  • Assist anesthesia and the surgeon with patient needs.
  • Identify opportunities to improve OR efficiencies.
  • Communicate professionally with colleagues and contribute to a respectful workplace culture and safe learning environment.
  • Follow policies, procedures, and area-specific expectations for maintaining a safe environment of care; report or act on safety concerns when needed.
  • Follow policies and expectations for medication safety, patient identification and specimen labeling, documentation, dependability, attendance, and scheduling.
  • Participate in staff meetings and required learning, attestation, competency, and training activities; monitor email and other communications as necessary.
  • Perform other duties as required or assigned.

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