Registered Nurse (RN) - Antibiotic Nurse Specialist

Overview Provides expert education and mentoring for nursing staff, hospital administration, physicians, patients and families, and the community. Applies specialized knowledge, demonstrates skills and competencies in the delivery of nursing care. Actively plans, participates, implements, and cooperates with clinical research.

Is responsible for developing educational programs and in-services, and leading interdisciplinary councils and committees. Serves as role model, mentor and patient advocate. This position in Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm.

These are just a few highlights of being a nurse at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics in New Hampshire. We have loan repayment up to $20,000. We offer Relocation Assistance and a Housing Coordinator to take on the burden of finding a home.

We offer generous tuition reimbursement. We have a very popular "earned time" plan. We have extensive CEU/Training programs.

Our 8,000 ft Patient Safety and Training Simulation Center is state-of-the-art. Our nurses serve as central figures in the success of our system through our shared governance nursing model. We offer a rigorous, research-focused environment.

Dartmouth Hitchcock's Nursing Continuing Education Council is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing. education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Why are we so unique? We are a nationally recognized Academic Medical Center set right in the middle of the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

We recognize that "quality of life" means different things to different people, but we are very confident you will love it here as we have beautiful, rural and suburban housing options, world-class primary, secondary, and graduate schools, hundreds of lakes, thousands of miles of hiking trails and some of the best skiing in the country. This all means you can be a happy nurse with more quality time with friends, family, pets or maybe just quiet hikes by yourself. Our idea of traffic in the "Upper Valley" of New Hampshire is a line on the ski mountain at the chair lift.

Read more about Dartmouth Health and why YOU should work here. The Dartmouth Health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry, and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work.

Anchored by the academic Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth Health Children's; 4 member hospitals, and 30 Dartmouth Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. With destinations like Boston, New York, the seacoast, and ski country within driving distance, the opportunities - both career and personal - truly make New Hampshire the ideal place to work and play. Applicants are encouraged to visit our nursing career site to learn more and apply: Please visit: https://dhnursing.org/nursing-careers/ Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Responsibilities Identifies patients for whom the Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) program is appropriate. Examines, assesses and monitors all patients identified for review. Performs pre-discharge patient assessments in conjunction with team members, and performing pre-discharge coordination with home infusion companies and visiting nurses associations.

Maintains contact with patients and their families to provide information and to answer their questions. Coordinates all review and recommendation functions with the multiple service providers involved in the care of patients. Acts as liaison between non-ID service, home health providers and the patient.

Facilitates clinic visits and provides on-site assessments in conjunction with team members. Follows up on and facilitates all recommended changes. Assists in maintaining appropriate documentation, including a computerized clinical database, and developing and updating program and patient information materials.

Assists in ongoing and annual evaluations of the program including program outcomes assessments and ongoing quality assessments. Performs other duties as required or assigned. Qualifications Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) with 3 years of combined staff nurse and leadership experience required. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Training in or experience with antibiotics is preferred.

Required Licensure/Certifications Licensed Registered Nurse with NH eligibility Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required.