Exeter Hospital- Registered Nurse, Inpatient Operating Room

Exeter Hospital, Inc.; Exeter (NH); On-site; USD 48,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health in New Hampshire is seeking a professional registered nurse to provide high‑quality patient care within an assigned unit. You will coordinate care planning with the multidisciplinary team and document thoroughly to ensure safe, effective treatment.

Role requires NH nurse licensure (or compact), BCLS, ACLS within a year, and BSN preferred. A $5,000 sign‑on bonus is available for eligible hires, with total compensation reflecting shift pay and OT as applicable.

Qualifications

• RN license - NH state or any compact state.
• BCLS certified or within 30 days of hire.
• ACLS certified or within 1 year of hire.
• BSN strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides professional nursing care within assigned unit.
• Coordinates care planning with other disciplines.
• Maintains documentation accurately and timely.
• Mentors and precepts new employees.
• Performs comprehensive patient assessments and histories.
• Manages prioritization and discharge planning.
• Delivers education to patients and families.

Education

BSN preferr ed

Job description

Introduction

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. $5,000 sign-on bonus available for eligible hires. Bonus amounts for positions under 40 hours per week will be prorated. Per diem roles are not eligible.

Job Description

Provides professional nursing care within assigned unit. Coordinates care planning with other disciplines.

Practice Standards

• Adheres to hospital policies, ANA Standards of Practice, and the Nursing Code of Ethics.
• Ensures safe, timely, and accurate medication administration, IV administration, and transcription.
• Effectively utilizes information technology in clinical practice.
• Maintains documentation that is accurate, timely, concise, legible, and compliant with departmental policies.
• Integrates organizational policies and national practice guidelines into patient care planning to achieve desired outcomes.
• Serves as an expert resource for clinical practice content development, including policy and procedure review or development.

Mentoring and Teaching

• Precepts new employees by establishing goals and assisting them in achieving those goals.
• Facilitates and encourages an environment that promotes critical thinking.
• Delivers 1 to 2 formal presentations annually to peers, such as:
• Case studies
• New equipment in-services
• Educational programs
• Supports the learning and professional development needs of colleagues.

Delegation

• Understands team members' roles and appropriately delegates tasks and responsibilities based on licensure, education, and experience.
• Assigns personnel effectively and recognizes when follow-up is necessary.
• Monitors and evaluates appropriate staff utilization during assigned shifts.

Assessment

• Performs comprehensive physical assessments and obtains patient histories upon admission, appropriate to the clinical setting and patient condition.
• Conducts systematic, ongoing assessments based on patient condition and unit standards.
• Utilizes evidence-based assessment techniques and tools to collect relevant patient data.

Prioritization and Organization

• Prioritizes patient care problems and needs effectively.
• Makes sound clinical decisions independently and collaboratively while managing assigned patient care responsibilities.
• Balances efficiency and cost management within assigned workloads.
• Recognizes personal limitations and seeks assistance or collaboration when needed.
• Adjusts plans and reprioritizes work in response to unexpected situations.
• Manages multiple demands while prioritizing the patient care needs of an entire unit or department.
• Adapts established protocols and available resources to support effective clinical decision‑making in less predictable situations.

Planning and Implementation

• Communicates effectively during all patient hand‑offs.
• Anticipates and identifies patient care needs and initiates appropriate plans of care based on actual or potential health risks.
• Establishes mutually agreed‑upon patient care outcomes.
• Identifies patient priorities and discharge planning needs using:
• Patient assessments
• Best‑practice standards
• Multidisciplinary team input
• Patient and family input

Evaluation

• Evaluates and modifies plans of care based on patient outcomes and feedback.
• Assesses the effectiveness of interventions and implements adjustments as needed.

Patient and Family Education

• Identifies patient education needs and collaborates with healthcare professionals to provide appropriate learning opportunities.
• Documents patient education, interventions, and patient responses clearly and concisely.
• Independently develops formal patient education materials.
• Develops and participates in community education programs and health screenings.

Professional Growth and Development

• Pursues formal education to maintain and advance clinical and professional knowledge and skills.
• Seeks assignments that provide growth, challenge, and expanded responsibility.
• Anticipates the need for and acquires new skills and training.
• Demonstrates the ability to work across multiple specialty areas, units, or care environments.
• Maintains active membership in professional organizations and shares relevant information with the department.
• Maintains specialty certifications as required.

Requirements

• RN license - N.H. state or any other compact state.
• BCLS certified or within 30 days of hire.
• BSN strongly preferred.
• ACLS certified or within 1 year of hire.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• BSN preferred

Pay Range

Pay Range: $35.00 - $63.15. The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time.

Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

Other Notes

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities.

Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. At Beth Israel Lahey Health, we are driving the change in health care that Massachusetts wants and needs. Our culture promotes continuous learning, growth, innovation and a sense of belonging. We make it a priority to offer comprehensive compensation and benefits and help you achieve a healthy and balanced life. While you're busy caring for and supporting our patients, we take care of you.