Registered Nurse- Adult Step Down- Full Time- Day/Night Rotator

Come work at the best place to give and receive care! ​Job Description: $15,000 Sign On bonus paid in 3, 6, and 12 months Registered Nurse- Adult Step Down Unit Who We Are: Elliot Health System is excited to share the opening of a new Adult Stepdown Unit (ASDU)

It is a 12-bed unit with private rooms incorporating aspects from our Intensive Care Unit that improve nursing satisfaction such as: ceiling lifts to assist with safe patient movement and supply carts in every room to streamline care

The unit will have substantial telemetry monitoring and a medication room to promote safe patient care.

About the Job

The ASDU will care for patient ‘s with an acutely ill, moderately complex, medical, surgical, cardiac, trauma, and psychiatric diagnosis, requiring close nursing observation assessment, intervention, or monitoring

The standard nurse to patient ratio for the ADSU is 1:3 Nursing care is provided in accordance with the standards established by the American Nurses Association, and it is guided by a patient and family centered care delivery model of care

The American Association of Critical Care Nurses guide critical and progressive care nursing practices Admission to the Adult Stepdown Unit will be managed by either the Critical Care Medicine Service or the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Service

What You’ll Do: Innovation & Inspiration Embraces and promotes change to support optimal patient outcomes and an effective professional practice environment Collaboration & Continuity in Caring Involves patient/family in goal setting and planning and communicates that plan of care to patient and family for input; and to colleagues to ensure seamless care across shifts and settings

Accountability Demonstrates accountability for continued professional growth and development Demonstrates accountability for own role in smooth operations of unit

Demonstrates the ability to recognize and manage rapidly changing situations Respect & Role Modeling Utilizes current evidence and relevant national/specialty standards to guide practice and/or performance and identifies areas for improvement

Demonstrates competent clinical practice utilizing clinical decision making and critical thinking skills.

Who You Are

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred Minimum of 2 years nursing experience. Telemetry with management of dysrhythmia preferred. Current New Hampshire, compact, or multistate licensure as Registered Nurse required.
• Ability to obtain BLS qualification during orientation period and maintain during employment. ACLS preferred. Professional Certification: Nurses are expected to pursue professional certification upon eligibility or within three years of entering the specialty practice. Software/ Hardware: Ability to advance basic computer skills as the health system adds new systems or performs upgrades to existing systems Why You’ll Love Us: Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits starting the 1st of the month following you start date Accrued Earned Time 403b with matching (fully vested) and discretionary annual core contributions Tuition Reimbursement up to $4,000/year for full time coded employees over 30 hours/week Nursing Student Loan Paydown Program up to $20,000 Sign on bonus up to $15,000 (Paid in 3,6, and 12 months) Work Shift: Day/Night Rotator with every other weekend rotation SolutionHealth is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.