Cardiology RN | Full Time Days | 4-day work week
About The Position
Summary Reporting to the Clinical Leader or Clinical Manager and under the direction of the practice providers, the Clinical Practice Nurse 1 delivers high quality patient care including assessment, treatment, planning, and care evaluation. The Clinical Practice Nurse 1 uses knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses clinical data reflective of the patient's health status and interprets information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age specific needs. The Clinical Practice Nurse 1 engages in caring relationships with patients, families, and caregivers, works collaboratively with the health care team, and uses sound judgments while performing nursing interventions. Concord Hospital (CH) is a nationally-accredited, progressive regional health system. Over the past two decades, CH has evolved from a community hospital to a $550 million net revenue regional integrated health system with more than 3,574 employees, leaders and clinicians who are talented, mutually supportive, and community centered in helping the organization meet its community mission. CH has sophisticated clinical and management practices. The organization consistently performs among the top ten percent of national organizations and has received many national accolades (e.g., most wired, Press Ganey's summit award). After a four-year effort to strengthen and standardize our quality management processes, Concord Hospital has become the first healthcare system in New Hampshire to be certified as being in compliance with internationally recognized quality management practices ISO 9001:2008 certification, issued by DNV GL. ISO certification means that patients can be confident CH has implemented and strengthened processes for internal auditing, control of documents, control of records, control of non conforming products, and preventative and corrective action. Learn more about working at Concord Hospital Culture and Values Career Development Benefits Life Here
Requirements
- Minimum requirements: Associate Degree or Diploma in Nursing from an accredited School of Nursing.
- Licensure required: New Hampshire Board of Nursing license
- Certification required: Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification or Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers
- Demonstrated ability to effectively and positively interact with a multi-disciplinary staff, patients, and others.
Responsibilities
- Establishes priorities in organizing daily activities and maintains efficient patient flow.
- Triages patient phone calls following established guidelines and prescribed format for identifying patient's health problems or concerns, and providing quality patient care.
- Administers prescribed medications.
- Provides education to patients in response to identified patient needs.
- Documents health information, interventions, and outcomes into the patient electronic medical record.
- Delegates patient care activities using the five rights: right task, person, direction, circumstance, and supervision (ensuring the task has been completed satisfactorily and documentation is complete) and providing feedback to delegatee and manager.
- Applies principles of purposeful, organized thinking based on the nursing process to make sound clinical judgment and decisions.
- Completes practice specific clinical skill competencies on an annual basis.
- Assist with nursing coverage across CH Cardiology which may occasionally include the Laconia office
- Other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
