Medical Surgical

Registered Nurse - 4 West Unit

As a member of the Patient Care Services team, the 4 West Registered Nurse provides comprehensive and compassionate nursing care to adolescent and adult patients with a variety of diseases and illnesses but focusing on stroke, respiratory, renal and telemetry care. The registered nurse successfully completes a competency based orientation program to become proficient in serving the 4 West patient population.

The 4 West unit is a 22-bed adult med surg telemetry unit serving a patient population of stroke, sepsis, diabetes, wound care, renal failure, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, and COPD.

The responsibilities of the 4 West Registered Nurse include assessing and implementing priority-based nursing care and establishing goals to meet the patients needs. The nurse integrates patient values, best practice, and evidence into patient care. They engage patients and/or families in the care delivery, function competently within their own scope of practice, and utilize a communication style/practice to meet the needs of the team and/or the situation.

The qualifications for this position include a graduate from an accredited school of nursing (ASN or BSN), a Registered Nurse license in the state of NH, and the ability to achieve the following competencies: Within 30 days: Basic Life Support. Within 90 days: Intravenous Therapy, Central Line Management. Within 180 days: Peritoneal Dialysis, Basic Rhythm Interpretation/Telemetry Monitoring, Telestroke Procedure.