What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Nurse - Inpatient and Procedural. Hampstead Hospital position at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health?
Overview
The Clinical Nurse is an engaged and credentialed member of the Professional Nursing Organization and is responsible for autonomous practice directed by the professional tenets of practitioner, leader/decision maker, scientist and transferor. The Clinical Nurse is responsible for utilizing the nursing process to provide evidence-based care and to continuously monitor and evaluate practice to ensure safe passage of patients that is in the best interest of populations served.
This position is for our Washington Unit (YASU) On this unit, we provide support to individuals ages 16 to 25 years old who are struggling with a wide variety of mental health and co-occurring disorders. These can include various presentations of depression, anxiety, bi-polar, PTSD, schizophrenia, and substance abuse. We utilize a milieu based, structured programming, approach integrating individualized, person-centered care.
Responsibilities
Practitioner
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.
Scientist
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.
Transferor
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.
Required Licensure/Certifications
Licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required upon hire.
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