Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room - Ambulatory Surgery Center - Part Time

11 Southern NH Medical Center; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, NH seeks a part-time OR Registered Nurse for the Ambulatory Surgery Center. The role involves caring for patients from 6 months to geriatric under various anesthesia types, using a patient-centered approach and evidence-based practices.

Responsibilities include assessing nursing care, coordinating with the care team, and ensuring safety, quality, and patient education.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in nursing required.
• Current New Hampshire RN license required.
• Minimum 1 year nursing experience preferred.
• BLS certification within 30 days of start date (as applicable).
• Ability to meet unit-specific competencies within stated timelines.

Responsibilities

• Assess and implement priority-based nursing care and establish goals.
• Integrate patient values, best practice and evidence into care.
• Engage patients and families in care delivery.
• Function within own scope of practice and maintain competencies.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to provide comprehensive care.
• Utilize technology to support patient safety and quality.

Skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Communication

Clinical nursing

Education

Associate degree in nursing

Job description

Come work at the best place to give and receive care! Job Description: Registered Nurse - O.R. (Ambulatory Surgery Center) Part Time: 20hrs/wk (2 x 10's) (Tues/Wed and Wed/Fri rotation)

Who We Are:

Southern New Hampshire Health has been a cornerstone of the region since 1893, delivering high-quality, compassionate care close to home. Anchored by Southern New Hampshire Medical Center—a 188-bed, DNV-accredited hospital in downtown Nashua with a Level III-N trauma center, Level II Special Care Nursery, and Magnet® designation for nursing excellence— we offer a full spectrum of services from primary care to advanced diagnostics and specialized treatments. Our medical staff includes over 500 providers from Foundation Medical Partners, and local practices. Foundation Medical Partners, our multi-specialty group, spans 70+ locations across southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts, providing coordinated, patient-centered care to thousands each year.

About the Job:

As a member of the Patient Care Services team, and accountable to the RN Mgr Clinical Nurse Manager, the Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN) cares for patients (6 months to geriatric) who require surgical/invasive interventions under one of the various types of anesthesia (general, regional, or local). Nursing care is delivered utilizing a patient-centered approach and incorporating the Professional Practice Model. The OR RN will provide patient-centered care through teamwork and collaboration to achieve quality patient outcomes. The incumbent will integrate best practices and current evidence-based practices for delivery of optimal health care; will use data to improve quality and safety and uses informatics and technology to communicate, manage information, mitigate errors, and support decision making.

What You’ll Do:

• Assess and implement priority-based nursing care and establish goals to meet the patient’s needs.
• Integrate patient values, best practice, and evidence into patient care.
• Engage patients and/or families in the care delivery.
• Function competently within own scope of practice.
• Utilize a communication style/practice to meet the needs of the team and/or the situation.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to provide the patient with comprehensive care.
• Apply technology and standardized practices to support patient safety, quality and patient education.
• Employ quality / process improvement to reduce risk of harm and adverse events.
• Effectively function in all areas of the unit.
• Maintain required competencies.
• Ability to float to other units as needed.

Who You Are:

• Associate degree in nursing required.
• Current New Hampshire licensure as a Registered Nurse required.
• A minimum of one year of nursing experience preferred.
• Knowledge of professional nursing practice.
• Ability to achieve unit specific competencies by identified timeline(s) in appendix for specific unit: Within 30 days (As applicable): BLS
• Within 90 days (As applicable): Safe Care & Handling of Surgical Equipment Decontamination of Surgical Instrumentation Scrubbing/Gowning/Gloving Aseptic Technique Circulating General Cases Set up of OR Equipment Microscope (surgical) Surgical light systems Electrosurgical Units Specialty Surgery Tables
• Within 180 days (As applicable): Circulating Specialties ENT/Plastics/Eyes Vascular Orthopedics/Neurological Gynecological/Genitourinary

Why You’ll Love Us:

• Southern NH Medical Center is a 5-time Magnet designated hospital
• Health, dental, prescription, and vision coverage for full-time & part-time employees
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Competitive pay
• Tuition & Certification Reimbursement
• Nursing Student Loan Paydown Program
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Education & Paid training courses for continued career progression & So much more!

Work Shift:

2 days per week (Tues/Wed and Wed/Fri rotation) 630a - 5p

SolutionHealth is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

SolutionHealth is an integrated health system uniquely focused on providing access to high-value primary and specialty care that meets the growing needs of the communities we serve. Together, Southern New Hampshire Health and Elliot Health System, the founding members of SolutionHealth, are committed to innovative models of care and collaboration that improve the health and well-being of more than half of million residents of our region. We start with committing to do the right thing, for each patient, always.