Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health; New London (NH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health seeks a Registered Nurse to provide patient care on the Medical/Surgical Unit, applying the nursing process from assessment through planning and evaluation. The role emphasizes age-appropriate care, meticulous documentation, and safety in a fast-paced setting.

The incumbent will educate patients and families, contribute to discharge planning, and support new staff orientation, with ACLS certification required within 180 days.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• 1 year of relevant clinical practice.
• Critical thinking skills in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple disciplines professionally.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and revise care.
• Provide age-appropriate care to the population served.
• Document care using hospital standards and nursing notes.
• Educate patients and families based on learning needs.
• Participate in interdisciplinary discharge planning.
• Ensure patient safety and a hazard-free environment.
• Assist in orientation of new staff on the unit.
• Participate in required unit competencies and staff meetings.

Skills

Nursing process

Critical thinking

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient education

Education

RN degree / diploma

Job description

Overview

Integrate collaborative care planning for individual patients and implement nursing standards in the processes of care.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process in caring for all patients, to include: assessing symptoms, planning interventions, implementing treatment plans, evaluating responses to interventions, and revising plan based on overall effectiveness.
• Demonstrates the skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care to the population served.
• Adheres to the established practice standards and procedures at New London Hospital, in the administration of all medications and in-patient care activities.
• Documents care provided using hospital standards and appropriate nursing notes
• Provides education to patients and families based on assessment of learning needs.
• Participates in interdisciplinary discharge planning.
• Ensures patient environment is safe and free from hazards.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Assists in the orientation of new employees to the Medical/Surgical Unit.
• Participates in required hospital and/or unit competencies
• Attends staff meetings as required by Clinical Manager

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• 1 year of relevant clinical practice
• Critical thinking skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to collaborate with multiple disciplines in a professional manner

Required Licensure/Certifications

• REQUIRED LICENSE(S): Licensed RN with NH eligibility
• REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS: (ACLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 180 days