Registered Nurse (RN) – Dermatology-MOHS Surgery

Dartmouth Health; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 68,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Loan repayment up to $20,000

Relocation assistance

Housing coordinator

Tuition reimbursement

Earned time

CEU/Training programs

State-of-the-art Simulation Center

Shared governance nursing model

Job summary

Dartmouth Health in Lebanon, NH is seeking a Clinical Nurse for a 32‑hour workweek in a dynamic academic medical center setting. The role focuses on autonomous, evidence‑based nursing practice across practitioner, leadership and science dimensions, with support for professional development and patient‑centered care.

You will engage in governance, mentor peers, translate evidence into care, and participate in ongoing education within a robust safety/training environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
• BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement and evaluate an individualized plan of care.
• Utilizes critical thinking to anticipate and recognize changes in patient status and modify the plan of care or elevate to the care team as necessary.
• Practices in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics to advocate for patients and support informed decision-making.
• Engages in governance of practice and actively seeks feedback to improve performance.
• Mentors colleagues for advancement of nursing practice and the profession.
• Assumes authority and accountability for nursing care while delegating tasks appropriately.
• Prioritizes and organizes time to optimize patient outcomes.
• Actively translates current evidence into daily practice and participates in quality improvement.
• Precepts students and new nurses and collaborates with the healthcare team.

Skills

Nursing

Education

Accredited Nursing Program

BSN preferred

Job description

Overview

Dermatology-MOHS Surgery Clinic

32 hours per week

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.

These are just a few highlights of being a nurse at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics in New Hampshire.

• We have loan repayment up to $20,000.
• We offer Relocation Assistance and a Housing Coordinator to take on the burden of finding a home.
• We offer generous tuition reimbursement.
• We have a very popular “earned time” plan.
• We have extensive CEU/Training programs.
• Our 8,000 ft Patient Safety and Training Simulation Center is state-of-the-art.
• Our nurses serve as central figures in the success of our system through our shared governance nursing model.
• We offer a rigorous, research-focused environment.
• Dartmouth Hitchcock’s Nursing Continuing Education Council is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing. education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Why are we so unique? We are a nationally recognized Academic Medical Center set right in the middle of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. We recognize that “quality of life” means different things to different people, but we are very confident you will love it here as we have beautiful, rural and suburban housing options, world‑class primary, secondary, and graduate schools, hundreds of lakes, thousands of miles of hiking trails and some of the best skiing in the country. This all means you can be a happy nurse with more quality time with friends, family, pets or maybe just quiet hikes by yourself. Our idea of traffic in the “Upper Valley” of New Hampshire is a line on the ski mountain at the chair lift.

With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry, and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth Health Children’s; member hospitals, and 30 Dartmouth Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. With destinations like Boston, New York, the seacoast, and ski country within driving distance, the opportunities – both career and personal – truly make New Hampshire the ideal place to work and play.

Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Responsibilities

Practitioner

1. Utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement and evaluate an individualized plan of care.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Actively seeks feedback and acts to improve performance.
5. Engages in the governance of practice.

Leader/Decision Maker

1. Manages interpersonal relationships for self and with others.
2. Mentors colleagues for the advancement of nursing practice and the profession.
3. 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.
4. Prioritizes and organizes time to optimize patient outcomes.

Scientist

1. Actively seeks out the most current evidence and standards and applies and translates to daily practice.
2. Role models a culture of inquiry, developing new knowledge by contributing to research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice at the local level.

Transferor

1. Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
2. Actively partners with others to effect change that produces positive outcomes through the exchange of knowledge.
3. Precepts the student nurse, nurse extern, nurse resident, experienced clinical nurse and other members of the healthcare team.
4. 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 Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required upon hire.

• Area of Interest: Nursing
• Pay Range: $41.00/Hr. – $57.75/Hr.
• FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.80 – 32 hrs/per week
• Shift: Day
• Job ID: 42374

Dartmouth Health is an Equal Opportunity and affirmative 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.