RN | CVOR | Days

Responsibilities

• Bases nursing actions by applying principles of purposeful, organized thinking to make clinical judgment/decisions.
• Gathers data through history taking and physical assessment and interprets data in order to plan and implement interventions to meet patient care needs.
• Develops, evaluates and revises patient's plan of care and nursing actions in response to patient's needs.
• Documents care provided and patient's progress toward attainment of desired outcomes.
• Directs and supervises others in the performance of delegated nursing activities.
• Teaches the patient and/or significant other(s) about the plan of care.
• Prepares patients to manage their care after discharge, transfer or preparation for procedure / test.
• Manages time and resources to deliver patient care.
• Administers medications to patients.
• Provides direct patient care.
• Leads the health care team.
• Serves as a preceptor for new employees.
• Involves self in departmental, team and committee goals.
• Performs job specific requirements and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduated from an accredited School of Nursing, BSN preferred.
• Licensure required: Current New Hampshire State Registered Nurse license.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification, or equivalent course credentialed by American Heart Association.
• Current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification, or equivalent course credentialed by American Heart Association.
• Previous Operating Room experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively and positively interact with multi-disciplinary staff, patients, and others.
• Demonstrated ability to perform as a member of a team.