Inpatient Surgical Nurse

CARIN Alliance; Portsmouth (NH); On-site; USD 78,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

CARIN Alliance in New Hampshire seeks a dedicated nurse to provide and coordinate direct patient care on an inpatient surgical unit, ensuring safe, compliant, and compassionate support throughout the patient stay.

You will assess patients, administer medications, document care, and educate patients and families. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support discharge planning and maintain patient safety and privacy.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical assessment and medication administration skills.
• Excellent documentation accuracy and attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills for educating patients and families.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary care environment.
• Commitment to patient safety, confidentiality, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and monitor condition changes to support appropriate clinical decisions.
• Administer medications and perform nursing care in line with established standards.
• Maintain accurate documentation of assessments, interventions, and patient responses.
• Provide patient and family education, answering questions and reinforcing care instructions.
• Support discharge planning by coordinating needs, education, and follow-up preparation.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary healthcare team to ensure coordinated care.
• Maintain patient safety, privacy, and compliance with nursing standards and hospital policies.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Medication administration

Documentation accuracy

Patient education

Team collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Role Summary: Provide and coordinate direct patient care on an inpatient surgical unit, ensuring safe, compliant, and compassionate support throughout the patient stay.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patients and monitor condition changes to support appropriate clinical decisions.
• Administer medications and perform nursing care in line with established standards.
• Maintain accurate documentation of assessments, interventions, and patient responses.
• Provide patient and family education, answering questions and reinforcing care instructions.
• Support discharge planning by coordinating needs, education, and follow-up preparation.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary healthcare team to ensure coordinated care.
• Maintain patient safety, privacy, and compliance with nursing standards and hospital policies.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong clinical assessment and medication administration skills.
• Excellent documentation accuracy and attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills for educating patients and families.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary care environment.
• Commitment to patient safety, confidentiality, and regulatory compliance.