Registered Nurse - Same Day Surgery - Per Diem

Registered Nurse - Same Day Surgery - Per Diem

Monadnock Community Hospital is located just 90 minutes north of Boston and 30 minutes north of Nashua New Hampshire. We are a critical access community hospital located in the scenic Monadnock region in the heart of New Hampshire. Our state of the art modern operating rooms and recovery rooms offer the latest in equipment and technology that rivals any large teaching hospital in the region. Unlike larger inner city hospitals our staff enjoys the ability to hike, bike, ski, or kayak minutes from our beautiful campus on a day to day basis in a town that is a destination for people from all over New England.

We also can offer you a supportive and collaborative nursing environment that is focused on best practice and excellence in patient care. We base our nursing care on the simple philosophy of "Patient's First in Everything We Do" If you are looking for a department where you are treated as a valuable member of the team and not as a number then we are the facility for you.

Position Summary:

The Day Surgery Staff Nurse provides pre-operative and post-operative care for patients of all ages, undergoing a variety of ambulatory procedures including endoscopy, minor surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic outpatient procedures and treatments. Care is also provided to inpatients requiring major or endoscopic procedures and to patients entering the hospital as a same day admission. The staff nurse utilizes AORN Ambulatory Surgery Standards and Recommended Practices and ASPAN "Standards of Perianesthesia Nursing Practice" as references to ensure quality, safety and appropriateness of care for the patient.

Behavioral Expectations:

Team Player: MCH SDSU nursing prides itself on developing and maintaining a supportive collaborative and professional team environment. We are looking for a candidate that is a team player that possesses some or all of these qualities.

• Demonstrates Reliability
• Communicates Constructively
• Shares Openly and Willingly
• Shows Commitment to the Team
• Treats Others in a Respectful and Supportive Manner
• Exhibits Flexibility

Professionalism: MCH SDSU nursing values and recognizes the contributions of its nurses' knowledge and expertise to clinical care quality and patient outcomes. We are looking for a candidate that possesses some or all of these qualities.

• Exhibits Nursing / Clinical Scholarship
• Personal Accountability
• Commitment to Mentorship / Preceptorship
• Excellent Work Ethic
• Superior Clinical Judgment
• Committed to Patient Safety and Supporter of a "Just Culture"

Compassion: MCH SDSU nursing realizes that compassion is nursing's most valuable and sometimes underutilized asset. MCH SDSU nursing understands that compassion, along with confidence, competence, conscience, commitment and comportment are the six core elements of caring. We are looking for a truly compassionate and caring nurse that possesses some or all of these qualities

• Treats all of our patients with dignity and the utmost respect
• Honors the art and profession of nursing through their compassionate care
• Needs to recognize that advanced clinical skills and compassionate care are not mutually exclusive
• Blends the use of high technology and old fashioned compassionate care

Realizes that caring without compassion is incomplete nursing care

About Our Benefits:

Amazing people deserve amazing benefits.

We strive to employ and retain the most highly qualified individuals by providing equitable wages and benefits, promoting from within, and supporting the continuing education efforts of our staff.

You will be valued and rewarded for the work you do here with excellent pay and outstanding benefits. At MCH, you'll find great opportunities for career advancement as well as personal and professional growth.

Per diem employees enjoy:

• Free membership to local gym
• Positive work environment with a supportive team and opportunities for growth
• Retirement savings plan

About Monadnock Community Hospital:

Reach new heights at Monadnock Community Hospital.

MCH is a critical access hospital in beautiful, historic Peterborough, New Hampshire.

For 100 years, we have provided outstanding care to our communities, earning a reputation for excellence that has made us one of New Hampshire's most successful and beloved small hospitals.

Join a culture of Compassion, Collaboration, Honesty, and Respect!

Our employees are the heart and soul of Monadnock Community Hospital.

In every department and at every level, MCH employees go above and beyond to deliver an exceptional patient experience in an atmosphere that is healthy, friendly, respectful, and personally fulfilling.

About the Monadnock Region:

A great place to live, work, and play.

One of the best things about working at Monadnock Community Hospital is that you get to live in a community that offers an amazing quality of life.

The state of New Hampshire consistently ranks in the Top Ten of all American states for its overall quality of life. Towns are small and friendly here, crime is low, schools are good, and the air and water are clean.

Balance meaningful work with a great life.

Here in the Monadnock Region, you can enjoy a standard of living that is hard to match anywhere. Let's start with our mountain for which we are named.

Around the 3,165 foot Mount Monadnock with 100-mile views are forests, woods, lakes, and protected rivers providing abundant opportunities for hiking, biking, kayaking, fishing, cross-country skiing you name it!

And if you're into the arts, the region also offers a lively arts scene, with galleries, theatres, and concert venues.

• New England community spirit
• Family-friendly
• Arts and culture
• All-season outdoor recreation
• Just 1.5 hours to Boston

Are you ready for a great job in a great place?

Are you ready for a career the supports your aspirations?

Are you ready to work in the best place you've ever lived?

Our small hospital is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity employment. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We are 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.

Qualifications:

Education:

Required: Associates or better in Nursing.

Preferred: Bachelors or better in Nursing.

Experience:

Required: Exceptional new graduate nurses are highly encouraged to apply. Demonstrates knowledge of normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms. Initiates and maintains intravenous therapy. Requires clinical, organizational, communication, and team building skills.

Preferred: Critical care nursing, knowledge of administration of conscious sedation and/or strong medical-surgical clinical background is desired. Two years in area of specialty highly preferred, but will train the right candidate.

Licenses & Certifications:

Required: ACLS

Preferred: BLS, PALS

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