Registered Nurse - Per Diem

Overview

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 utilizes the nursing process to provide evidence-based care and continuously monitors and evaluates practice to ensure safe passage of patients in the best interest of the populations served.

This position is per diem and reports to the child services unit at Hampstead Hospital.

• 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 and 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 on the care delivery team in accordance with laws, regulations, 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 them 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.

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

• Licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required upon hire.

$41.00/hour – $57.75/hour

Rotating

Dartmouth Health offers a total compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement plans.

Dartmouth Health is an affirmative 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. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.