Full Time Day 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
• Pharmacist on the unit
• Designated clinical educator and a house wide night shift clinical educator
• Inpatient clinical coach
• Day/Night Clinical practice leader
• Resource RN with 0-2 patient assignment
• Designated LNA's per shift 
• Leadership support 
• Opportunity for $8/hr. weekend differential with every other weekend a month commitment!

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 unit-based 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 unit-based performance improvements

UNIT SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

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

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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