RN | Emergency Department | Mid Shift

Summary

Registered Nurse (RN) 2 job exists within a designated inpatient specialty area.

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, ranging from simple to complex conditions with multi‑system issues in a safe and therapeutic environment. The RN applies knowledge of growth and development across 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 judgment while performing nursing and medical interventions.

The RN adheres to specialty and organizational standards, policies, procedures, guidelines, and protocols. Reports to the Director and/or Nurse Manager and may participate in the supervision of licensed nursing assistants and other personnel.

Graduated from an accredited School of Nursing. BSN preferred.

• Registered Nurse – New Hampshire Board of Nursing
• Basic Life Support – American Heart Association

9:00 am to 9:00 pm or 11:00 am to 11:00 pm; 3 × 12‑hour shifts; weekend requirement.

• Provides direct patient care.
• Bases nursing actions on purposeful, organized thinking to make clinical judgments and 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’s plan of care and nursing actions in response to patient needs.
• Documents care provided and patient’s progress toward 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 and prepares patients to manage their care after discharge or transfer.
• Manages time and resources to deliver patient care.
• Administers medications to patients.

One year prior clinical nursing experience. Evidence of working effectively and positively with patients, care providers, and the multidisciplinary team, and of performing as a member of a team.

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.

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 demands and characteristics of the work environment described are representative of those encountered. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Metal 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.

The employee is regularly required to do fine motor, hear, speak, and walk; frequently required to bend, reach, sit, squat, and stand; occasionally required to climb, do repetitive motion, kneel, and smell. Specific vision abilities required: 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;

occasionally to airborne contaminants, chemotherapeutic agents, electrical hazards (shock), moving mechanical parts, non‑weather related heat or cold, slippery surfaces, and toxic or caustic chemicals. Noise level is usually moderate.