RN – ED

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for population-specific patients with simple to complex, multi-system issues
• Provide direct patient care
• Apply purposeful, organized thinking to make clinical judgments and decisions
• Gather patient history and physical assessment data and interpret it to plan and implement interventions
• Develop, evaluate, and revise patient care plans and nursing actions
• Document care provided and patient progress toward desired outcomes
• Direct and supervise others performing delegated nursing activities
• Teach patients and significant others about the plan of care
• Prepare patients to manage care after discharge, transfer, or preparation for procedures/tests
• Manage time and resources to deliver patient care
• Administer medications
• Engage in caring relationships with patients, families, and significant others
• Collaborate with other healthcare workers
• Adhere to specialty and organizational standards, policies, procedures, guidelines, and protocols
• Report to the Director and/or Nurse Manager
• May participate in supervision of Licensed Nursing Assistants and unlicensed personnel

• Graduated from an accredited School of Nursing
• Registered Nurse
  - New Hampshire Board of Nursing
• Basic Life Support
  - American Heart Association
• Refer to the "Management of Mandatory Required Certification, Competencies, Education/Training-Nursing" Policy for department specific certifications
• One year prior clinical nursing experience
• Evidence of experience working effectively and positively with patients, care providers, and the multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of the ability to perform as a member of a team
• Ability to regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds
• Ability to frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10-25 pounds
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20-50 pounds
• Required fine motor, hearing, speaking, and walking abilities
• Ability to bend, reach, sit, squat, and stand
• Ability to occasionally climb, perform repetitive motion, kneel, and smell
• Specific vision abilities including color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision

Demonstrates expertise in patient assessment, care planning, and implementation for diverse patient populations, while adhering to nursing standards and collaborating effectively with healthcare teams. Proficient in medication administration and patient education to ensure optimal care outcomes.

• Registered Nurse
  - New Hampshire Board of Nursing
• Basic Life Support
  - American Heart Association
• Patient Care Planning
• Clinical Nursing Experience
• Medication Administration

• Patient Assessment
• Care Plan Development
• Medication Administration
• Clinical Judgment
• Patient Education
• Documentation of Care
• Supervision of Nursing Activities
• Time Management
• Physical Assessment
• Intervention Implementation

• Effective Communication
• Team Collaboration
• Caring Relationships
• Positive Interpersonal Skills
• Organizational Skills

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

• Nursing Care
• Patient Care
• Multi-Disciplinary Team
• Healthcare Standards
• Patient Management
• Clinical Experience
• Patient History Gathering
• Delegated Nursing Activities
• Patient Discharge Preparation
• Healthcare Policies