RN Resource Nurse Ambulatory - Manchester Urology (Dover & Portsmouth) - Full Time

Position Summary

M - F 8 am - 5 pm
In addition to daily RN responsibilities and clinical support, the Resource Nurse directly oversees and serves as an immediate, first line clinical resource to staff on a designated unit and shift.

Required Knowledge And Skills

• Skilled communication, true collaboration, effective decision-making, meaningful recognition, and authentic leadership
• Participation in professional enhancement activities such as hospital-wide committees, health system initiatives, development of education materials, and professional association activities
• Collaboration with and serving as a resource to medical staff for relevant clinical and other issues
• Assists staff with the provision of care to assigned patients; assumes a partial patient assignment

Accountability

• Oversees and ensures smooth shift-based operations including but not limited to completion of unit specific tasks, patient flow, interdisciplinary collaboration, patient satisfaction, issue resolution and occurrence reporting
• Collaborates with the Practice Manager to effectively control costs through innovative and economical utilization of personnel, materials and equipment
• Aids in the mentor-ship of staff as stewards of resources

Respect & Role Modeling

• Applies well developed critical thinking skills in guiding and assisting staff to identify and address clinical concerns in order to promote optimal patient outcomes
• Serves as a role model; coaches and mentors other staff, promotes teamwork, and assesses performance, behavior and attendance of staff on assigned shift and communicates information to Practice Manager to facilitate effective and timely completion of performance reviews
• Serves as the designated shift resource for new clinical staff during their first year of employment, beyond their precepted orientation period

Ethics & Integrity

• In the absence of the Practice Manager, collaborates with the covering Practice Manager and/or Practice Director to address/stabilize management and operational issues requiring immediate attention, i.e., staffing and scheduling, disciplinary actions
• Supports the department’s Shared Governance structure and is accountable for quality improvement outcomes

Education/Experience/Licensure

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. BSN required or must be actively enrolled in a program
• Minimum of two (2) years of current experience in an acute care setting required. Must be at a clinical level that reflects proficiency and in-depth knowledge of nursing practice
• Licence to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of New Hampshire required
• Life support authorization (BLS, ACLS, etc.) appropriate to patient population required
• Specialty certification required within six (6) months of eligibility

What Elliot Health System Has To Offer

• Health, dental, prescription, and vision coverage for full-time & part-time employees
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage
• Competitive pay
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• and more!

Work Schedule

M-F Days