Specialty: RN - Med Surg

Place of Work (City/State): Keene, NH

Start Date: 4/15/2024

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift Schedule: Days 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM. 12hr days 48 hr/week

Job Description: Coordinates total nursing care for patients, participates in patient and family teaching, and provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care plans in consultation with healthcare professionals.
• Evaluating medical information, as well as providing direct and individualized bedside nursing care to pre-and post-surgery patients.
• Preparing, administering and recording prescribed medications.
• Changing dressings, inserting catheters, and starting IVs.
• Adjusting specialized medical equipment as needed, as well as interpreting and recording measurements.
• Monitoring patients' vitals and reporting adverse reactions to medications in a timely manner.

Requirements:

• Experience: 2+ years Med Surg experience
• Must be willing to float to Kingsbury Unit (MS)
• Education : Bachelor of Science degree or higher from an accredited School of Nursing
• License : NH RN single state or Compact RN license
• Certifications : BLS, ACLS
• Covid vaccinations strongly recommended, but not required

Cheshire will not consider "Local Travelers" (those who reside within 50 miles of facility). Thank you!

Requested time off during the course of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload. RTO REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD WILL NOT BE APPROVED. NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better).