Registered Nurse; RN). Per-Diem

Job Overview

Cheshire Medical Center's unit for critical care nursing is a 10-bed suite, focused on caring for and supporting patients and their families while using advanced technological systems and tools to monitor and treat critical illnesses. Each patient room is equipped with an electric therapeutic bed, emergency call system, cardiac monitoring with additional monitoring modules, wall-mounted documentation station, and access to other critical care equipment as needed.

Working with a dedicated team on the ICU, you will perform patient care aimed at stabilizing vital functions, preserving life, and preventing complications, restoring patients to maximum functional capacity. Your patient population will include critically unstable patients exhibiting everything from acute coronary syndrome to unstable hemodynamics. You will provide nursing care to patients from infancy through the adult life cycle, utilizing knowledge of age-related growth and development to individualize the nursing process and functioning in accordance with the nursing philosophy, objectives, the standards of care, and the standards of practice.

Our goal is to provide optimum 24‑hour critical care nursing to medical/surgical patients that demonstrate unstable vital functions requiring specialized treatment and supportive measures. This is accomplished by the rapid recognition and treatment of life‑threatening complications, with an emphasis on total patient care. You can expect to work 12‑hour shifts, with holiday and weekend rotations, and a ratio of one nurse to two patients or depending on patient acuity, isolation needs, and nurse experience.

Training includes a comprehensive orientation designed to support a newly licensed RN, as well as others, and valuable opportunities for continued education both onsite and offsite, including CCRN certification. Your career growth prospects come in the form of nurse preceptorships, and the potential for promotion to charge.

Qualifications:

Graduate of an accredited nursing program. Current NH RN license and BLS certification required. ACLS required within 1‑year of hire and maintained on a biannual basis. CCRN preferred, but not required. Previous critical care experience required. Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt to stressful situations quickly and effectively.

Please view our benefits offerings /careers/benefits.

• Area of Interest:
  Nursing
• Pay Range: $39.29 - $55.34
• Work Status: 7a-7p, 7p-7a, variable days/nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Per Diem
• Job

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:
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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.

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