RN Medical Specialties Nights

RN Medical Specialties – Full Time – Nights

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 lifespan, assesses data reflective of the patient's status, and interprets information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age‑specific needs. The RN engages in caring relationships with patients, 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 policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols, reports to the Director and/or Nurse Manager, and may participate in the 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

Experience
One year prior clinical nursing experience. Evidence of working effectively and positively with patients, care providers, and the multidisciplinary 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 others 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.
• Provides direct patient care.
• 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.

Physical and Work Requirements
The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment 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 employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 pounds, frequently lift and carry in the range of 10–25 pounds, and occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

The employee is required to perform fine‑motor tasks, hear, speak and walk frequently; bend, reach, sit, squat, stand frequently; and occasionally climb, kneel, and perform repetitive motion. Specific vision abilities required include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision. The employee is exposed to airborne pathogens, blood‑borne pathogens, bodily fluids, airborne contaminants, chemotherapeutic agents, electrical hazards, moving mechanical parts, non‑weather related heat or cold, slippery surfaces, and toxic or caustic chemicals.

Noise level is usually moderate.

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 identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. Applicants who have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation may contact Human Resources at 603‑230‑7269.