Registered Nurse (RN) - Perioperative Services, Days

Dartmouth Health; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 58,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth Health in New Hampshire is hiring a Registered Nurse for our Main Operating Room team. This role involves day shifts with a 40 hour work week and call obligations.

Join a state-of-the-art, 26-room surgical suite offering opportunities across multiple specialties and ongoing professional development. Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program and hold NH licensure eligibility; a BSN is preferred and BLS certification is required on hire.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Uses the nursing process to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate individualized care.
• Recognizes changes in patient status and adjusts care with the care team as needed.
• Advocates for patient autonomy and informed consent in collaboration with families.
• Mentors colleagues to advance nursing practice.
• Ensures safe delegation of tasks within the care team.
• Prioritizes time to optimize patient outcomes.
• Applies current evidence and standards to daily practice.
• Collaborates to drive quality improvement and research at the unit level.

Skills

Nursing

Education

BSN preferred

Job description

Overview

Main Operating Room Professionals at Dartmouth Health,

Monday – Friday, with call requirement (10 hour shifts)

Step into a fast-paced, high-impact environment where innovation, teamwork, and patient care come together every day.

Join Our Main Operating Room Team

Be part of a 26-room, 24/7 state-of-the-art surgical suite delivering care across a wide range of specialties, including:

Orthopedics, Transplant, ENT, Ophthalmology, Oral Surgery, Plastics, Neurosurgery, Urology, OBGYN, General, Vascular, Pediatric, Cardiothoracic, and more.

Shape Your Career Your Way

• We have openings in all services! Including our specialty services such as Neuro, Cardiac and Vascular
• Or float across specialties to broaden your expertise!

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Collaborative, highly skilled surgical teams
• Supportive leadership focused on your growth
• Ongoing training and professional development
• A culture that prioritizes excellence and innovation

Cutting-Edge Technology

• Intra-operative MRI and CT capabilities
• 5 advanced surgical robots, including Da Vinci Xi, DV-5 & Single Port systems
• Home to the only cardiac robotic surgery program in New Hampshire and Vermont

If you’re ready to work at the forefront of surgical care and make a meaningful impact, this is your opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement and evaluate an individualized plan of care.
• 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.
• 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.
• Actively seeks feedback and acts to improve performance.
• Engages in the governance of practice.
• Manages interpersonal relationships for self and with others.
• Mentors colleagues for the advancement of nursing practice and the profession.
• 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.
• Prioritizes and organizes time to optimize patient outcomes.
• Actively seeks out the most current evidence and standards and applies and translates to daily practice.
• Role models a culture of inquiry, developing new knowledge by contributing to research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice at the local level.
• Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
• Actively partners with others to effect change that produces positive outcomes through the exchange of knowledge.
• Precepts the student nurse, nurse extern, nurse resident, experienced clinical nurse and other members of the healthcare team.
• 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:$42.25/Hr. - $59.50/Hr.
• FTE/Hours per pay period:1.00 - 1.00 - 40 hrs/week
• Shift:Day
• Job ID:40129

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.

Dartmouth Health is an Equal Opportunity and Aff…

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