RN Resource Nurse- Pre-Surgical Testing- Full Time

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Job Description:

Who We Are:

Pre-Surgical Testing (PST) part of our Surgical Services team is a group of nurses that care for patients of all ages scheduled for surgical invasive and non-invasive procedures requiring anesthesia. Electronic Medical Records are used to retrieve documents and results prior to surgery as well as perform telephone interviews with patients.

About the Job:

The Resource Nurse directly oversees and serves as an immediate first line clinical resource to staff on a designated unit and shift. The Resource Nurse demonstrates well developed clinical competencies appropriate to specialty area when providing direct patient care or guiding other staff. Functions as an integral member of the units management team and works to ensure smooth real time operations of unit on assigned shift and adheres to values under the EHS Professional Practice Model which guide all dimensions of practice.

What Youll Do:

• Innovation & Inspiration
  • Model skilled communication true collaboration effective decision-making meaningful recognition and authentic leadership as described in Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments (AACN 2005).
  • Participate in professional enhancement activities. Examples include membership in hospital1wide committees health system initiatives development of education materials professional association activities.
  • Provide leadership to the health care team in developing integrated approaches to care.
• Collaboration & Continuity in Caring
  • Collaborate with and serve as a resource to medical staff for relevant clinical and other issues.
  • Consult with and/or communicate questions and concerns to the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Administrative Supervisor as appropriate in a timely manner.
  • Assist staff with the provision of care to assigned patients; assumes a partial patient assignment.
• Accountability
  • Provide oversight and ensure 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.
  • Collaborate with the Clinical Nurse Manager to effectively control costs through innovative and economical utilization of personnel materials and equipment and assists in the mentorship of staff as stewards of resources.

• Respect & Role Modeling
  • Apply well developed critical thinking skills in guiding and assisting staff to identify and address clinical concerns to promote optimal patient outcomes.
  • Serve as a role model; coach and mentor other staff promotes teamwork and assesses performance behavior and attendance of staff on assigned shift and communicates information to Clinical Nurse Manager to facilitate effective and timely completion of performance reviews.
  • Serve as the designated shift resource for assigned new graduate nurses during their first year of employment beyond their precepted orientation period.
• Ethics & Integrity
  • In the absence of the Clinical Nurse Manager collaborate with Administrative Supervisor to address/stabilize management and operational issues requiring immediate attention i.e. staffing and scheduling disciplinary actions.
  • Support the departments Shared Governance structure and is accountable for quality improvement outcomes.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Who You Are:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
• BSN required; OR must be actively enrolled in a BSN program. Termination of a program without degree completion will remove eligibility for the role.
• Licensed 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 within six (6) months of eligibility preferred.
• A minimum of two (2) years of current experience preferably in an acute care setting required.
• Must be at a clinical level that reflects proficiency and in-depth knowledge of nursing practice
• Ability to advance basic computer skills as the health system adds new systems or performs upgrades to existing systems.

Why Youll Love Us:

• Medical Dental Vision Benefits starting the 1st of the month following start date
• Accrued Earned Time
• 403b with matching (fully vested) and discretionary annual core contributions
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $4000/year for full time coded employees over 30 hours/week
• Miscellaneous Benefits Pet Insurance Legal Services Vendor Discounts

Work Shift:

SolutionHealth is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation disability status veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.