Registered Nurse, Or - Dover, United States - Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

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Dover, United States

4 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Registered Nurse, OR

Description:

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, a subsidiary of Massachusetts General 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, and cultivate community wellness and professional growth.

The OR nurse provides coordination of a specialty service within the Operating Room and provides individualized age specific care that supports physical functioning.

Provides individualized, age-specific care that supports homeostatic regulation. Provides age-specific, individualized care that supports psychosocial functioning and facilitates lifestyle changes. Provides age-specific, individualized care that supports protection from harm. Provides age-specific, individualized care that supports the family unit. Provides care that supports effective use of the health care delivery system. Acquires and maintains current knowledge and competency in nursing professional practice. Works constructively with colleagues to advance clinical practice.

In the WDH OR, you will find:

Growth
We currently run eight operating rooms and we will soon be opening our ninth OR.
Growing orthopedic volume with twothree orthopedic rooms each day
Personal career growth our Nursing Education and management teams work with you to formulate a successful career plan.
Two DaVinici Xi robots encompassing General, GYN, Bariatric, and Urology service lines
A vascular hybrid room where we work closely with the Cath Lab to provide mínimally invasive procedures.
8, 10, or 12hour shifts, depending on availability
1. CLINICAL JUDGMENT

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

SYSTEMS THINKING
Recognizes available resources/tools for meeting patient/family needs

a. Completes assignments in an efficient and timely manner, requesting and utilizing resources appropriately
b. Documents patient assessment, plan, interventions and response in accordance with applicable policies and procedures
c. Communicates with Nurse Manager/ or designee about availability and management of supplies, system equipment and personnel resources at unit/department level
d. Demonstrates contribution to unit-based programs and strategies to monitor and continuously improve the quality of patient care
e. 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

a. Implements and validates practices based upon current nursing evidence
b. Advances the profession by assisting in clinical education and orientation of other staff and students; may function as preceptor for new staff
c. Uses available resources to answer questions in regards to best practices, reflects upon practices on an on going basis
d. Identifies opportunities for improvement in processes of care and other improvements at a unit level
e. Actively participates in the collection and use of data and/or evaluation relative to unit-based performance improvements

UNIT SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Participates in selection of and completes all unitspecific competencies

Articulates Nusing Sensitive Indicators and quality goals for unit and describes role in accomplishing expectations; describes role and participates in quality improvement initiatives.

UNIT SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

- CARE OF THE SURGICAL PATIENT

Surgical Procedure
Provides care to a patient immediately prior to surgery/procedure and verifies required procedures/tests and documentation in the clinical record.

a. Works collaboratively with inpatient units for report
b. Ensures that charts are complete prior to surgery including consents and history and physical
c. Assists with positioning of patients in OR suite and