May be Eligible for up to a $10,000 Sign-On Bonus
Cheshire Medical Center’s unit for critical care nursing is a 10-bed suite, focused on caring for and supporting patients and their families while using advanced technological systems and tools to monitor and treat critical illnesses. You will find each patient room equipped with an electric therapeutic bed, emergency call system, cardiac monitoring with additional monitoring modules, wall-mounted documentation station, and access to other critical care equipment needs. Working with a dedicated team, in the ICU you will perform patient care aimed at stabilizing vital functions, preservation of life, and prevention of complications, restoring patients to maximum functional capacity. Your patient population will include critically unstable patients exhibiting everything from acute coronary syndrome to unstable hemodynamics. You will provide nursing care to patients from infancy through the adult life cycle, utilizing knowledge of age-related growth and development to individualize the nursing process and functioning in accordance with the nursing philosophy, and objectives, the standards of care, and the standards of practice.
Our goal is to provide optimum 24-hour critical care nursing to medical/surgical patients that demonstrate unstable vital functions requiring specialized treatment and supportive measures. This is accomplished by the rapid recognition and treatment of life-threatening complications, with an emphasis on total patient care. You can expect to work 12-hour shifts, with holiday and weekend rotations, and a ratio of one nurse to two patients or less depending on patient acuity, isolation needs, and nurse experience. Training includes a comprehensive orientation designed to support a newly licensed RN, as well as others, and valuable opportunities for continued education both onsite and offsite, including CCRN certification. Your career growth prospects come in the form of shared governance, nurse preceptorships, and the potential for promotion to charge.
Qualifications: Graduate of an accredited nursing program. Current NH RN license and BLS certification required. ACLS required within 1-year of hire and maintained on a biannual basis. CCRN preferred, but not required. Previous medical-surgical, emergency and or critical care experience preferred. Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt to stressful situations quickly and effectively.
As the largest private employer in the state of New Hampshire, Dartmouth Health provides employees of Cheshire Medical Center with an impressive array of benefits.
Did you know we offer:
* Benefits Eligible on Day One
* We have RN loan repayment up to $20,000.
* We offer up to $3,000 in tuition reimbursement each year.
* We have a very popular “earned time” plan.
* We have extensive CEU/Training programs.
* And more!
Close to everything and something for everyone!
* No sales or state income tax in NH
* Keene is a vibrant college town
* A half-hour drive to Vermont and Massachusetts
* An easy two-hour drive to Boston
* Only four hours to Montreal, Canada
* You can easily catch the train from Brattleboro, VT to Penn Station, NYC
* An easy drive to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the Green Mountains of Vermont, or the seacoast of Maine, New Hampshire, and the beaches of Massachusetts.
About Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, NH
Cheshire Medical Center, a member of the world-class Dartmouth Health system, advances the health and wellness of the communities throughout the Monadnock Region through a combination of outstanding care and exceptional service. On our Keene campus, our team delivers an impressive range of clinical services that reflect the needs of the individuals and communities we serve. Being part of the Dartmouth Health family enables us to provide services that far exceed those of a typical rural hospital, including extensive programs in primary care, cancer care, cardiology, orthopedics, and public health.
* Area of Interest:Nursing;
* Pay Range:$39.29 - $55.34;
* Work Status:7p-7a, variable nights, rotating weekends and holidays;
* Employment Type:Full-time 36 hours/week;
* Job ID:17277
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