Registered Nurse (RN) – Adult Psychiatric Care, Nights

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 56,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Dartmouth Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Psychiatric Care Unit. This part-time role involves 2x12hr night shifts weekly, with rotating nights across weekends and holidays, supporting an average 8-day stay for patients in a therapeutic setting.

Requirements include graduation from an accredited nursing program, NH RN eligibility, and BLS certification. Pay range listed as $41.00–$57.75 per hour, with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program is required.
• Licensed RN with NH eligibility is required; BLS certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous nursing care using the nursing process to assess and plan individualized care.
• Monitor patient status and recognize changes, adjusting the plan as needed.
• Advocate for patients and uphold autonomy and informed consent per ANA code of ethics.
• Mentor colleagues and collaborate with the care team to ensure safe patient outcomes.

Skills

Nursing skills

Critical thinking

Communication

Education

Accredited Nursing Program

BSN preferred

Job description

Overview

Our Psychiatric Care Unit is a 24-bed inpatient and Designated Receiving Facility supporting our region. Our team approach is dynamic, with a focus on empowering patients to take charge of their treatment and move forward. With an average stay of 8 days, you will also have the opportunity to support and facilitate patient healing in a therapeutic environment.

This is a PT, 2x12hr shifts/week, rotating nights across all nights, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

The Clinical Nurse is an engaged and credentialed member of the Professional Nursing Organization and is responsible for autonomous practice directed by the professional tenets of practitioner, leader/decision maker, scientist and transferor. The Clinical Nurse is responsible for utilizing the nursing process to provide evidence-based care and to continuously monitor and evaluate practice to ensure safe passage of patients that is in the best interest of populations served.

1. Practitioner
2. Utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement and evaluate an individualized plan of care.
3. Utilizes critical thinking and the nursing process to anticipate and recognize changes in patient status, taking action to modify the plan of care or to elevate to the care team as necessary.
4. Practices in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics to advocate for patients, uphold their autonomy in decision-making, ensure informed consent and assist patients in families in expressing self-determination.
5. Actively seeks feedback and acts to improve performance.
6. Engages in the governance of practice.
7. Leader/Decision Maker
8. Manages interpersonal relationships for self and with others.
9. Mentors colleagues for the advancement of nursing practice and the profession.
10. Assumes authority and accountability for the nursing care of patients while appropriately delegating elements of care to others members of the care delivery team in accordance with laws, regulations and policies and procedures.
11. Prioritizes and organizes time to optimize patient outcomes.
12. Scientist
13. Actively seeks out the most current evidence and standards and applies and translates to daily practice.
14. Role models a culture of inquiry, developing new knowledge by contributing to research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice at the local level.
15. Transferor
16. Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
17. Actively partners with others to effect change that produces positive outcomes through the exchange of knowledge.
18. Precepts the student nurse, nurse extern, nurse resident, experienced clinical nurse and other members of the healthcare team.
19. Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Required Licensure/Certifications

• Licensed RN with NH eligibility
• BLS

• Area of Interest: Nursing
• Pay Range: $41.00/Hr. – $57.75/Hr.
• FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.90 – 36 hrs/per week
• Shift: Night
• Job ID: 41788

Dartmouth Health offers a total compensation package that includes a comprehensive selection of benefits. Our Core Benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement plans. Click here for information on these benefits and more: Benefits | DHMC and Clinics Careers

Dartmouth Health is an Equal Opportunity and Affymabled Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Dartmouth Health provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and to applicants and employees with sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. Applicants who require an accommodation during the application or interview process may contact [e-mail] for assistance.