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Do you currently have an opportunity to make a real impact with your work? With over 2,000 sites of care and serving over 31.2 million patient interactions every year, nurses at Portsmouth Regional Hospital have the opportunity to make a real impact. As a Registered Nurse Preadmission Testing you can be a part of change.
Portsmouth Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
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It is an exciting time to be a nurse at HCA Healthcare! Come unlock your career potential and see how rewarding it can be to reach your personal and professional goals. Help to advance the practice of nursing and improve positive outcomes for your patients as a (an) Registered Nurse RN Inpatient Surgical Unit. We want your knowledge and expertise!
POSITION SUMMARY: The RN demonstrates independence in planning, organizing, administering, and evaluating patient care in accordance with the NH Nurse Practice Act, recognized nursing techniques, clinical and administrative policies.
SPECIFIC ELEMENTS & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Provide patient and family education and discharge planning.
2. Recognize and respond to changes in a patient’s condition.
3. Provide assessment and care of the patients’ history and medical diagnosis.
4. Coordinates with surgeon’s offices to gather required documentation prior to the date of the procedure that is scheduled.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of normal anatomy and physiology for child, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient
6. Provide safe knowledge of medications that must be omitted and continued prior to the scheduled procedure.
7. Demonstrates knowledge in all body systems so appropriate testing is done prior to the procedure.
8. Assists physicians’ offices with scheduling and coordinating care of their patients prior to all scheduled procedures.
9. Utilizes all computer systems required for job function and able to demonstrate timely and accurately documentation.
10. Follows up with all patients with concerns on care and any medication information.
Situated in Portsmouth, NH,Portsmouth Regional Hospitalis a premier 234-bed acute care facility that offers exceptional healthcare services to the Seacoast region of Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire. This hospital is the sole ACS Verified Level II Trauma Center on the Seacoast of New Hampshire, making it an essential resource for the community. It boasts the region's only comprehensive heart and vascular program, along with 24/7 comprehensive neurosurgical and stroke clot retrieval programs for both hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes. Portsmouth Regional Hospital is owned by HCA Healthcare, a respected healthcare provider that runs three hospitals, an ambulatory surgery center, two freestanding emergency rooms, an urgent care center, and 46 physician practices in New Hampshire. HCA Healthcare has 2,600 colleagues and 554 physicians on staff, provides $15.8 million in uncompensated care, and pays $43.8 million in taxes annually. Its other hospitals in New Hampshire include Parkland Medical Center in Derry, Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, and freestanding emergency rooms in Seabrook and Dover. In 2023, a third freestanding emergency room is expected to open in Plaistow.
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.
Be a part of an organization that leverages our size to make a real impact in our industry! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Registered Nurse RN Inpatient Surgical Unit opening. Submit your application today and help advance the practice of nursing.
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.
