Registered Nurse (RN) - Same Day Surgery, Days

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health is seeking experienced registered nurses for our busy 34-bed Same Day Surgery Program (SDP) in Lebanon, NH. This full-time role supports preadmission and post-anesthesia recovery care with flexible 4 x 10 hour shifts across 6:00am–9:30pm start times.

Candidates must have acute care hospital experience; Critical Care and IV skills are a plus. Join a dynamic perioperative team that emphasizes patient-centered care and continuous learning in a high-volume setting.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program is required.
• BSN degree preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement and evaluate individualized nursing care using the nursing process.
• Recognize changes in patient status and modify care plan or escalate to the care team as needed.
• Uphold ANA Code of Ethics and advocate for patient autonomy and informed consent.
• Seek feedback and strive to improve performance.
• Contribute to governance of practice and quality improvement.
• Mentor colleagues and support nursing education and practice advancement.
• Delegate appropriately to the care team within legal and policy guidelines.
• Apply current evidence and standards to daily practice and translate to clinical care.
• Promote a culture of inquiry and participate in research and quality improvement.

Skills

Acute care nursing

Team player

Critical thinking

Education

BSN preferred

Graduate from accredited Nursing Program

Job description

Overview

O.R. Same Day Surgery

Full-time, 4 x 10 hour shifts, Monday – Friday !

6:00am - 9:30pm (staggard start times)

Our Same Day Program is a very busy 34-bed unit where patients are efficiently prepared for their surgery or procedures. A typical day we care for 50-70 patients. We also provide post anesthesia recovery care for those patients being discharged home the “same day” as their procedure. On the main unit we serve patients from 15 years through adulthood and in our separate pedi periop program we care for patients 14 and under. Within our department is a regional block program where patients receive sedation by our moderate sedation trained nurses while being administered a preoperative block before going into the OR for most commonly a joint replacement. Preadmission Services that utilize our program include but are not limited to orthopedics, gynecology, plastics, ENT, vascular, urology, radiology, cardiology and thoracic surgery.

We are looking for experienced nurses that are team players and want to work in a busy 34 bed Same Day Surgery Program (SDP). Shifts are 10 hours between the hours of 6:00 am and 8:30 pm. Nurses must have current acute care hospital experience. Critical Care experience and IV skills are a plus.

Same Day Program consists of an energetic and enthusiastic group of professionals that are engaged in sharing their knowledge of perioperative services!

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.
• 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 or ACLS required upon hire