Covenant Health

Registered Nurse- Float Pool

Covenant Health • $69K — $95K *
Nashua, NH 03060In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Reposted 5 days ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Current New Hampshire RN license required
  • BLS required
  • ACLS required (with some exceptions)
  • PALS required for Emergency Department
  • Three years of critical care experience preferred
  • Experience with procedural sedation and relevant examinations
  • Basic Dysrhythmia preferred prior to orientation

Responsibilities

  • Support and uphold the mission of Covenant Health Ministry
  • Provide professional nursing care and support to patients in assigned units
  • Complete comprehensive clinical documentation and care plans for patients
  • Engage in quality improvement processes relevant to the area
  • Communicate effectively for continuity and safe patient care
  • Collaborate extensively with other nursing staff and departments
  • Participate in conflict resolution and foster a respectful work environment

Benefits

  • Commitment to professional development and continuing education
  • Participatory approach guided by shared governance principles
  • Engagement in safety initiatives and Just Culture practices
  • Opportunities for collaboration with nursing students and peer review participation
  • A focus on holistic health care in line with Catholic values
Full Job Description
Job Summary:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Supports and promotes the mission and values of Covenant Health Ministry.
  • Renders professional nursing care to patients within an assigned unit of the hospital, in support of medical care as directed by medical staff and pursuant to objectives and policies of the hospital
  • Compliant in completion of all unit specific competencies and requirements required to care for critically ill patients with the department.
  • Involved in quality improvement planning and processes for the area of practice
  • Clinical documentation and care plans completed comprehensively for all patients assigned in a timely manner
  • Seeks feedback regarding practice and takes actions as appropriate.
  • Practice reflects knowledge of current practice standards
    (ANA, NH Nurse Practice Act, Specialty standards)
  • Communicates patient information appropriate for continuity and safe care through hand offs, walking rounds, and physician/provider interaction.
  • Provides a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, and staff by following established procedures and protocols
  • Implements resources and initiatives that are in place or in process to improve patient safety.
  • Works within guidelines of Just Culture Environment to promote error reporting and adoption of safe practices.
  • Assures issues are addressed through appropriate use of the chain of command
  • Completes hourly rounding in collaboration with LNAs (Licensed Nursing Assistant) on all assigned patients
  • Identifies and assists in correction of patient care safety issues.
  • Recognizes and praises excellent performance in colleagues and co-workers, when identified
  • Builds respectful relationships through early and pro-active identification of concerns, complements or suggestions
  • Collaborates unit to unit and shift to shift for resolution of conflicts and issues in a timely manner
  • Consults with nurses in other department/units to draw upon expertise in other clinical areas/specialties
  • Displays professional, positive perspective at all times, including when faced with difficult circumstances
  • Seeks opportunities to assist all team members
  • Displays willingness to resolve tension within the unit or department, for example, by volunteering to accept an admission, or adjust an assignment
  • Demonstrates practice that is consistent with the tenets of shared governance and with the philosophy of the unit and the organization.
  • Assists with solution identification in response to problems and conflicts
  • Effectively delegates aspects of care and unit activities to other nursing personnel
  • Collaborates in planning, supervising, and instructing other nurses and assistants.
  • Works collaboratively with nursing students and instructors
  • Participates in peer review of colleagues
  • Participates in DNV survey readiness.
  • Demonstrates characteristics of the SPIRIT of St. Joseph Hospital with a commitment to my co-workers and holds peers accountable for the same
  • Avoids use of unauthorized overtime
  • Manages ETO per policy
  • Other duties as consistent with this role.

For the Cath and Angio Lab Departments
  • 3 years' critical care experience preferred
  • Assist with insertion of Flow wire, Opsens and IVUS. RN must demonstrate contraindications and reversal for IV adenosine infusion.
  • Ability to safely administer procedural sedation. Pass annual sedation examination. Documents sedation according to policies and procedures.

For the Emergency Department
  • Remains up to date with unit-based nurse sensitive indicators (such as CAUTI, CLABSI, CDIFF, HAPU, FALLS, HH and VAE).
  • Responds to emergency situations per department/role requirements such as code blue and rapid response team.
  • TNCC within 18 months and NIHSS stroke scale certifications within about a year

Job Requirements

Job Knowledge and Skills
  • Basic Dysrhythmia preferred or obtained prior to completion of orientation.
  • NHISS certification preferred or obtained prior to completion of orientation
  • Call required for Cath Lab and Stress Lab.

Education and Experience
  • Current New Hampshire RN license required
  • BLS required
  • ACLS required (except for Pre-Admission Testing and Operating Room)
  • PALS (for Emergency Department)
  • Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training preferred or obtained prior to completion of orientation
  • Graduate of an approved Nursing program preferred

An equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed above may be substituted for the above education and experience requirements.

Comp Range:
$33.43 - $46.04
Rate of pay displayed reflects the beginning of the pay scale. At the time of an offer, determination of your offer will reflect your skills and experience as it relates to the position.

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About Covenant Health

Covenant Health is a not-for-profit healthcare system providing comprehensive, community-wide health services in East Tennessee. It is the largest employer in the region with more than 10,000 dedicated employees working to improve the health of the communities they serve. Covenant Health operates nine acute-care hospitals, numerous outpatient facilities, and physician clinics serving communities throughout East Tennessee. The health system also includes specialty providers of behavioral, oncology, and rehabilitation services, along with home care, physician practices, and community outreach programs. Covenant Health is committed to providing excellent care to every patient, every time, and to making its communities healthier places to live.
Learn more about Covenant Health
Size
10,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
$100 million
Founded
1996
5 Year Trend
-2%
Revenue
$2 billion
* Ladders Estimates

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