Job Description

Description

Introduction

Catholic Medical Center is committed to investing in the latest technology enabling nurses to work more efficiently.Are you passionate about delivering patient-centered care?Submit your application for PRN Progressive Care Unit PCU Registered Nurse position and spend more time at the bedside with the patient.

Benefits

Catholic Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success let us contribute to yours! Whether you choose to focus on bedside care, a leadership or C-suite role, shape business and operational outcomes, or work to deliver clinical excellence behind the scenes in data science, case management or transfer centers. Unlock your potential at Catholic Medical Center!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Demonstrates quality nursing care and a commitment to the quality care processes as evidenced by:

·Assesses patients’ physical and psychosocial status based on interview, examination and review of clinical data.

·Assesses potential for crisis situations and intervenes before crisis situation develops with adeptness, facility, aptitude, ease and skill in managing complexity and uncertainty.

·Reassesses patient status at established time frames and as indicated by the patient’s condition.

·Based on assessment, analyzes relevant patient data and identifies nursing diagnoses/patient care problems.

·Communicates patient status and assessed needs to members of multidisciplinary team.

·Develops an individualized plan of care, including developmental and cultural needs, in collaboration with the patient, family and interdisciplinary team.

·Reviews and updates plan of care as needed.

·Acts as a resource to others in developing and implementing plan of care.

·Uses the nursing process as a basis for developing, implementing and evaluating nursing interventions.

·Provides patient-centered care with sensitivity and respect for the wealth of human experience.

·Performs technical skills as needed by specific clinical unit safely and competently.

·Coordinates and implements the medical diagnostic and therapeutic orders as directed.

·Anticipates and manages complications of disease progression and invasive procedures.

·Documents plan of care, assessments and interventions and patient outcomes in an electronic medical record thoroughly, accurately, and according to CMC Professional Nursing Practice Standards and ANA Scope and Standards of Practice.

·Reports status, including response to care, and changes in status as appropriate.

·Ensures calm, supportive and therapeutic environment for patients and their families, serving as an advocate when appropriate.

·Adheres to all safety, organizational and ethical standards according to ANA Code of Ethics.

·Implements elements of core measures in conjunction with Performance Improvement. 

·Identifies current trends which could impact patient outcomes.

·Identifies system resources effectively and allocates them appropriately at the point of care delivery.

·Manages a specific complex clinical procedure common to patients in area of practice, and encourages colleagues to seek her/his guidance in managing the specific procedure/technique throughout the year.

·Employs critical thinking skills to solve problems and achieve patient outcomes

·Identifies & communicates needs for innovative nursing practices.

·Identifies & communicates need for new or revised policies, procedures, guidelines, etc. 

·Identifies research as a resource in clinical practice.

·Stays current with new resources/knowledge/evidence

·Serves as a resource/trainer for colleagues regarding competencies, policies and procedures, and clinical practice related to patient population served.

·Utilizes the change process to improve patient care, the work environment, and patient and staff satisfaction.

Minimum Qualifications:

Licensure/Certification:

Current registration in the State of NH as a Registered Nurse.

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Education:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

BSN strongly preferred.

Specialty certification strongly preferred.

Experience:

Minimum of 9 months of nursing experience.

Catholic Medical Center (CMC) is an acute-care hospital owned by HCA Healthcare, and a regional health system based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with a commitment to delivering the highest quality and most advanced healthcare to patients across the state.

Catholic Medical Center is one of the largest health systems in New Hampshire, with 330 licensed beds and over 2,000 staff members who care for more than 180,000 patients each year. HCA Healthcare operates four hospitals, three freestanding emergency rooms, an ambulatory surgery center, an urgent care center, and 46 physician practices in the state. We employ 554 physicians, provide $15.8 million in uncompensated care, and contribute $43.8 million in taxes annually in New Hampshire. Our other facilities in the state include Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Parkland Medical Center, and Frisbie Memorial Hospital, as well as emergency rooms located in Seabrook, Dover, and Plaistow.

Home to the renowned New England Heart & Vascular Institute, CMC is recognized for being the first in the state to perform several advanced cardiovascular procedures.

Our birthing unit, The Mom’s Place, was the first in the country with a couplet care neonatal unit. The Women's Wellness & Fertility Center excels in obstetrical and gynecological care, promoting fertility through the FertilityCare™ System and NaProTECHNOLOGY. Our accredited Breast Care Center was the first in the state to utilize breast angiography and SAVI SCOUT® localization.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our PRN Progressive Care Unit PCU Registered Nurse opening.Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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