Registered Nurse; RN – Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Care Unit Job Lebanon area,New Hampshire USA,Nursing

Position: Registered Nurse (RN) – Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Care Unit

Overview

Our Psychiatric Care Unit is a 24 bed Inpatient and Designated Receiving Facility supporting our region. Our team approach is dynamic with a focus on empowering patients to take charge of their treatment and be able to move forward. With an average stay of 8 days, you will also have the opportunity to support and facilitate patient healing in a therapeutic environment.

This is a FT (36hrs/week) Rotating Schedule. The shifts will rotate 7a-7p and 7p-7a across weekdays, weekends, overnights, and holidays.

Responsibilities

The Clinical Nurse is an engaged and credentialed member of the Professional Nursing Organization and is responsible for autonomous practice directed by the professional tenets of practitioner, leader/decision maker, scientist and transferor. The Clinical Nurse is responsible for utilizing the nursing process to provide evidence-based care and to continuously monitor and evaluate practice to ensure safe passage of patients that is in the best interest of populations served.

Practitioner

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.

Leader/Decision Maker

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.

Prioritizes and organizes time to optimize patient outcomes.

Scientist

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.

Transferor

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/Certification s

Licensed RN with NH eligibility
BLS

Area of Interest: Nursing
Pay Range: $41.00/Hr. – $57.75/Hr.
FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.90 – 36 hrs/per week
Shift: Rotating
Job : 34922

Dartmouth Health offers a total compensation package that includes a comprehensive selection of benefits. Our Core Benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement plans. for information on these benefits and more:
Benefits | DHMC and Clinics Careers

Dartmouth Health is an Affirmitve Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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