RN | Float Pool | Nights

Concord Hospital Health System; Laconia (NH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Laconia is seeking a Registered Nurse for their float pool team. This full-time role involves using diverse clinical skills across various acute care settings, including medical/surgical and critical care units. Applicants should have a minimum of one year of clinical nursing experience, effective communication skills, and be certified as a Registered Nurse. The position also requires strong clinical judgment and the ability to work in a team environment.

Qualifications

• One year prior clinical nursing experience is required.
• Ability to function as a team member effectively.
• Evidence of working effectively with patients and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Make clinical judgments and decisions based on nursing actions.
• Plan and implement interventions to meet patient care needs.
• Document care provided and patient progress toward outcomes.
• Administer medications to patients and provide direct patient care.
• Teach patients about managing their care after discharge.
• Teaches patients and/or significant others about the plan of care; prepares patients to manage their care after discharge, transfer or procedures/tests.
• Manages time and resources to deliver patient care.
• Administers medications to patients and provides direct patient care.
• Leads the health care team and serves as a resource person for the assigned shift.
• Serves as a preceptor for new employees.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Data gathering

Patient care

Effective communication

Supervision

Education

Graduated from an accredited School of Nursing

BSN preferred

Registered Nurse - New Hampshire Board of Nursing

Tools

Basic Life Support certification

Job description

Overview

RN | Float Pool | Nights – Concord Hospital Health System (Concord Hospital – Laconia). The float team offers the opportunity to use diverse clinical skills across a variety of acute care settings, with exposure to medical/surgical or critical care units and ongoing opportunities to develop skills.

Responsibilities

• Bases nursing actions by applying purposeful, organized thinking to make clinical judgments/decisions.
• Gathers data through history taking and physical assessment and interprets data to plan and implement interventions to meet patient care needs.
• Develops, evaluates and revises patient plans of care and nursing actions in response to patient needs.
• Documents care provided and patient progress toward outcomes.
• Directs and supervises others in delegated nursing activities.
• Teaches patients and/or significant others about the plan of care. Prepares patients to manage their care after discharge, transfer or procedures/tests.
• Manages time and resources to deliver patient care.
• Administers medications to patients and provides direct patient care.
• Leads the health care team and serves as a resource person for the assigned shift.
• Serves as a preceptor for new employees.
• Performs job-specific requirements and other duties as assigned.

Education, Certification & Licensure

• Graduated from an accredited School of Nursing, BSN preferred.
• Registered Nurse – New Hampshire Board of Nursing.
• Basic Life Support – American Heart Association.

Experience

• One year prior clinical nursing experience. Evidence of working effectively with patients, care providers, and the multidisciplinary team. Evidence of ability to function as a team member.

Physical & Work Requirements

The physical demands and work environment are representative of those encountered in essential nursing functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Lift/carry/push/pull requirements vary by task and may include light to moderate demands. Manual dexterity, hearing, speaking, and vision requirements prevail. Ability to bend, reach, sit, squat, stand, and occasional climbing or repetitive motions may be required. Color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision are required. Exposure to airborne pathogens, bloodborne pathogens and bodily fluids; potential exposure to chemicals, electrical hazards, and other environmental factors. Noise level is usually moderate.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal. Applicants are protected under federal law from discrimination on several bases. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, contact Human Resources at 603-230-7269.

Employment Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Health Care Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care