Rn - Med Surg -bariatric Tele Nights - Dover, United States - Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

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Dover, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

RN - Med Surg -Bariatric Tele Nights

Description:

Full Time Night RN for Med Surg/Tele Unit

Sign on Bonus

Great opportunity to expand your nursing skills, knowledge and experience with a wide variety of surgical, medical and telemetry care and procedures on 3South

Benefits of working on this 10-20 bed unit include:

4-5:1 RN ratio for med/surg telemetry patients
Designated unit support includes: Pharmacist on the unit, clinical educator, Inpatient clinical coach, Day/Night Clinical practice leader, Resource RN with mínimal patient assignment, Designated LNA's per shift and present leadership.
Committed investment in career growth.
Benefits start day 1No waiting period
Opportunity for $8/hr. weekend differential with every other weekend a month commitment
Voted Best Place to Work on the Seacoast

Granted the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence (trademark); 2019 by Healthgrades, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is renowned as one of the largest acute care hospitals in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire and Southern Maine.

At Wentworth-Douglass, we value people who contribute to patient-centered care that enhances community health; we recognize and reward those who share our values and transform our patients' lives.

We invite you to explore opportunities, cultivate community wellness and professional growth.

Job Duties:

CLINICAL JUDGMENT

Appropriately assesses, plans, implements and evaluates patient care, specific to population served
Follows policies/procedures, clinical practice standards pertinent to care, including emergency situations
Matches formal knowledge with clinical events to make decisions
Demonstrates the ability to provide competent, effective care
Seeks validation for clinical decisions, integrates input from other clinicians for decision making
Prioritizes and organizes work appropriately to effectively meet patient needs
Appropriately delegates to and supervises team members based on assessment of competencies, within scope of practice to ensure appropriate implementation of care
Collaborates & communicates relevant patient data to appropriate persons clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing (e.g. handoffs)
Effectively develops teaching plan and regularly integrates teaching into patient care

SYSTEMS THINKING

Recognizes available resources/tools for meeting patient/family needs
Completes assignments in an efficient and timely manner, requesting and utilizing resources appropriately
Documents patient assessment, plan, interventions and response in accordance with applicable policies and procedures
Communicates with Nurse Manager/ or designee about availability and management of supplies, system equipment and personnel resources at unit/department level
Demonstrates contribution to unitbased programs and strategies to monitor and continuously improve the quality of patient care
Optimizes use of staff (overtime, agency, skill mix, etc.) based on unit census and patient acuity

CLINICAL INQUIRY

Shows commitment to learning new knowledge and skills to enhance service to patients/ families and achieve organizational goals
Implements and validates practices based upon current nursing evidence
Advances the profession by assisting in clinical education and orientation of other staff and students; may function as preceptor for new staff
Uses available resources to answer questions in regards to best practices, reflects upon practices on an ongoing basis
Identifies opportunities for improvement in processes of care and other improvements at a unit level
Actively participates in the collection and use of data and/or evaluation relative to unitbased performance improvements

UNIT SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Participates in selection of and completes all unitspecific competencies
Articulates Nursing Sensitive Indicators and quality goals for unit and describes role in accomplishing expectations; describes role and participates in quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

Experience Minimum Required

Graduate of accredited nursing program with RN licensure.

Education Minimum Required

AS, RN program completion

Education Preferred/Desired

BSN or enrollment in BSN program

Special Skills Minimum Required

ACLS within 3 months of hire or transfer into ED
ENPC or PALS within 6 months of hire or transfer
TNCC certification within 6 months of hire or transfer into ED or 2 hours of trauma education per year

Special Skills Preferred/Desired

CEN, CPEN, TCRN

Licensure and/or Certifications Required

Registered Nursing License
ARC or AHA BLS

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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