Registered Nurse (RN) - Staffing Resource Team, Day/Night Rotating

Full time day/night rotating shift available with a $5.00 shift differential for the Staffing Resource Team (rotation includes working holidays and weekends).

About the role

The Staffing Resource Team (SRT) is comprised of full-time staff who float through Dartmouth Hitchcock inpatient units at DHMC based on current staffing needs. They provide critical support to departments with staffing shortages.

Utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement, and evaluate an individualized plan of care. Uses critical thinking to anticipate and recognize changes in patient status, taking action to modify the plan of care or elevate concerns to the care team as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Practice 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 seek feedback and act to improve performance; engage in the governance of practice.
• Manage interpersonal relationships for self and with others; mentor colleagues for the advancement of nursing practice and the profession.
• Assume authority and accountability for the nursing care of patients while appropriately delegating elements of care to other members of the care delivery team in accordance with laws, regulations, and policies.
• Prioritize and organize time to optimize patient outcomes.
• Actively seek the most current evidence and standards, applying and translating them to daily practice.
• Role model a culture of inquiry, developing new knowledge by contributing to research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice at the local level.
• Communicate effectively in a variety of formats across all areas of practice.
• Actively partner with others to effect change that produces positive outcomes through the exchange of knowledge.
• Precept student nurses, nurse externs, nurse residents, experienced clinical nurses, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) with 1 year of experience, or Associate Degree (ADN) with 2 years of experience.
• Licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required upon hire (higher-level certifications may be required per unit as stated on the grid attached to the AHA and Life Support Policy).
• ACLS Certificate required upon hire for roles in Endoscopy, Tele-ICU, Day Surgery Center at CGP (Manchester), Life Safety, and Cardiology-Echocardiography.