RN | Skilled and Restorative Care Program | Full Time | Rotating Shift

Concord Hospital Health System; Franklin (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Concord Hospital Health System is seeking an RN for the Skilled and Restorative Care Program. The RN assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care for a diverse patient population, coordinating with the care team to ensure safe, effective treatment and positive outcomes.

Responsibilities include medication administration, care planning, and patient education. Requires at least 1 year of nursing experience, NH RN licensure, and BLS.

Qualifications

• BSN preferred
• Licensed RN in New Hampshire (NH)
• BLS certification for healthcare providers
• Minimum of 1 year clinical nursing experience
• Ability to work well with patients, families and multidisciplinary team

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and develop plan of care.
• Implement nursing actions and monitor patient progress.
• Document care and patient outcomes accurately.
• Supervise licensed/unlicensed staff on assigned shift.
• Administer medications and manage treatments.
• Educate patients and families about plans of care and discharge
• Lead the care team and serve as resource person for shift.

Skills

Assessment

Care planning

Documentation

Team collaboration

Medication administration

Patient education

Education

BSN preferred

NH RN licensure

Job description

RN | Skilled and Restorative Care Program | Full Time | Rotating Shift

Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) 2 is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care for a group of population specific patients for the department /unit, from simple to complex, with multi-system issues in a safe and therapeutic environment. The RN uses knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses data reflective of the patient's status and interprets information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to his/her age specific needs. The RN engages in caring relationships with patient's, families, and significant others, works collaboratively with other health care workers, and uses sound judgments while performing nursing and medical interventions. The RN adheres to specialty standards and organizational standards, policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols. Reports to the Director and/or Nurse Manager. May participate in supervision of Licensed Nursing Assistants and unlicensed personnel.

Education

Graduated from an accredited School of Nursing, BSN preferred.

Certification, Registration & Licensure

Registered Nurse - New Hampshire Board of Nursing

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association

Refer to "Management of Mandatory Required Certification, Competencies, Education/Training-Nursing" Policy for department specific certifications.

Experience

One year prior clinical nursing experience. Evidence of experience in working effectively and positively with patients, care providers, and the multi-disciplinary team. Evidence of the ability to perform as a member of a team.

Responsibilities

Bases nursing actions by applying principles of purposeful, organized thinking to make clinical judgment/decisions.

Gathers data through history taking and physical assessment and interprets data in order to plan and implement interventions to meet patient care needs.

Develops, evaluates and revises patient's plan of care and nursing actions in response to patient's needs.

Documents care provided and patient's progress toward attainment of desired outcomes.

Directs and supervises others in the performance of delegated nursing activities.

Teaches the patient and/or significant other(s) about the plan of care. Prepares patients to manage their care after discharge, transfer or preparation for procedure/test.

Manages time and resources to deliver patient care.

Administers medications to patients.

Leads the health care team.

Serves as a Resource Person for assigned shift.

Serves as a preceptor for new employees.

Performs job specific requirements and other duties as assigned.

Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

Applicants to and employees of this company are protected under federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link above to find out more.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, you may contact Human Resources at 603-230-7269.

Physical and Work Requirements

The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of

those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential

functions.

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is MEDIUM. The employee must

regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 - 25 pounds, and

occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 - 50 pounds.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to do fine motor, hear, speak,

and walk. The employee is frequently required to bend, reach, sit, squat, and stand. The employee is

occasionally required to climb, do repetitive motion, kneel, and smell.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision,

and peripheral vision.

The employee is frequently exposed to airborne pathogens, blood borne pathogens, and bodily fluids. The

employee is occasionally exposed to airborne contaminants, chemotherapeutic agents, electrical hazards -

shock, moving mechanical parts, non-weather related heat or cold, slippery surfaces, and toxic or caustic

chemicals.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Concord Hospital Health System is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving community health in New Hampshire through integrated medical services and compassionate care.

250 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301, US 80 Highland Street, Laconia, NH 03246, US 15 Aiken Ave, Franklin, NH 03235, US