Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

Registered Nurse (RN) - Perioperative Services, Cardiac Specialty team

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics  •  Lebanon, NH (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Interested in working for one of the top medical centers in New England and in a Level I Trauma Center?

How about joining a highly specialized team who care for patients needing cardiac surgery?

The OR with 26 spacious high-tech suites may be just what you're looking for. Both inpatient and outpatient procedures are done in these ORs, care is provided to patients of all age's neonate, pediatric, adult and geriatrics. We have numerous opportunities for growth within the cardiac team and as well as openings in our other perioperative nursing teams.

You'll be joining a team who both circulate and scrub cardiac cases, participate in minimally invasive valve replacement cases in the cath lab as well as initiate ECMO in our critical care units. While DHMC is situated in a lovely rural area in New Hampshire bordering Vermont, our patients come from throughout New England and beyond. You'd be joining a team of highly trained nurses, certified surgical techs, physicians and associate providers who take pride in providing safe, efficient and effective care to this patient population.

The Registered Nurse is a key member of the surgical team who may function in a circulator or scrubbing capacity. Services include ENT, general surgery, orthopedics, plastic surgery, urology, gynecology, ophthalmology, oral surgery, neuro, robotics, vascular, cardiac and thoracic surgery. We offer a periop 101 residency program for new and experienced RN's looking to enter the field of OR nursing. D-H's Professional Nursing Organization has also implemented a robust program to support nursing growth at the bedside through our Program for Advancing Clinical Excellence (PACE).

If you can see yourself in this environment, DHMC's Heart and Vascular Center is growing and we invite you to apply or reach out to us for additional information.

Responsibilities

  • Utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement and evaluate an individualized plan of care.
  • Utilizes critical thinking and the nursing process to anticipate and recognize changes in patient status, taking action to modify the plan of care or to elevate to the care team as necessary.
  • Practices in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics to advocate for patients, uphold their autonomy in decision-making, ensure informed consent and assist patients in families in expressing self-determination.
  • Actively seeks feedback and acts to improve performance.
  • Engages in the governance of practice.
  • Leader/Decision Maker
  • Manages interpersonal relationships for self and with others.
  • Mentors colleagues for the advancement of nursing practice and the profession.
  • Assumes authority and accountability for the nursing care of patients while appropriately delegating elements of care to others members of the care delivery team in accordance with laws, regulations and policies and procedures.
  • Prioritizes and organizes time to optimize patient outcomes.
  • Actively seeks out the most current evidence and standards and applies and translates to daily practice.
  • Role models a culture of inquiry, developing new knowledge by contributing to research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice at the local level.
  • Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
  • Actively partners with others to effect change that produces positive outcomes through the exchange of knowledge.
  • Precepts the student nurse, nurse extern, nurse resident, experienced clinical nurse and other members of the healthcare team.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned.
  • Qualifications

    • Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
    • Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
    • Certified Nurse Operating Room CNOR Certification Preferred.

    Required Licensure/Certifications

    • Licensed Registered Nurse with NH eligibility
    • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required upon hire.
    Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    About Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics

    How can the lifestyle in New Hampshire and Vermont compliment your career? You can have amazing 4-season living with a career at one of the top health systems in the country. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; 4 affiliated hospitals and 30 Dartmouth-Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. We are close to the urban centers of Boston, New York and Montreal, but also offer proximity to the seacoast and multiple top-tier ski mountains within a short driving distance. Throughout New Hampshire, the opportunities – both career and personal – truly make our area the ideal place to work and play.

    Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Industry
    Healthcare & Social Services
    Company Size
    5,001-10,000 employees
    Headquarters
    Lebanon, New Hampshire
    Year Founded
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