RN | Concord Endoscopy Center | Per Diem

Job description

Education Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing, BSN preferred. Certification, Registration & Licensure Certification required: Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification, or equivalent course credentialed by American Heart Association. ACLS within 6 months of hire date. Licensure required: Current New Hampshire State Registered Nurse license. Experience Demonstrated proficiency in a clinical specialty such as endoscopy, ambulatory care nursing, intensive care unit or perioperative nursing with at least 2 years of experience. Registered nurses with two or more years of medical/surgical acute care experience within the last ten years will be given consideration. Demonstrated ability to effectively and positively interact with multi-disciplinary staff, patients, and others. Demonstrated ability to perform as a member of a team. Responsibilities Bases nursing actions by applying principles of purposeful, organized thinking to make clinical judgment/decisions. Performs initial assessments, and reassessments on all patients. Reports changes in the patient’s condition to the appropriate provider. Provides education in response to identified needs. Monitors and maintains infection control procedures and safety in all work environments. Administers moderate sedation and other medications to patients as ordered. Documents patient response to each phase of the patient’s procedure experience. Manages time and resources effectively. Leads the health care team. Performs other duties as assigned, with additional training as necessary. Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Applicants to and employees of this company are protected under federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link above to find out more. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, you may contact Human Resources at 603-230-7269. Physical and Work Requirements The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is MEDIUM. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 - 25 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 - 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to hear, speak, and walk. The employee is frequently required to do fine motor. The employee is occasionally required to bend, do repetitive motion, reach, sit, smell, squat, and stand. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision. The employee is frequently exposed to airborne contaminants, airborne pathogens, bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to electrical hazards - shock, moving mechanical parts, and slippery surfaces. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.