Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Surgical Unit

Overview

Medical/Surgical Inpatient Nurse Careers

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center | Lebanon, NH

 

Are you a passionate RN looking to make a real impact in patient care while building a sustainable, rewarding career? Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center has exciting opportunities for Registered Nurses on our medical-surgical inpatient units. Whether you are a new graduate, an experienced inpatient nurse, or someone ready for more engaging clinical work and a better schedule, you will find a place to grow here.

 

A Schedule That Supports Your Life

Medical Specialties on L1WC is a 53-bed inpatient medicine unit spanning two floors, where nurses work three 12-hour shifts each week. This schedule offers more full days off, greater flexibility, and more time to recharge, travel, or spend time with family and friends. It is a structure that supports work-life balance while keeping your skills sharp and your career moving forward.

 

Challenging, Meaningful Nursing Work

This unit cares for medically complex adult patients in a fast-paced, hands-on environment where no two days are the same. Nurses build confidence, sharpen clinical judgment, and expand their scope of practice every shift while caring for patients with conditions such as kidney and liver failure, sepsis, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, cardiac and respiratory illness, complex infections, and post-operative complications. The work is dynamic, collaborative, and deeply meaningful.

 

Why Nurses Choose Medical Specialties

Nurses across experience levels thrive here because this unit combines strong support with real clinical depth. You will gain valuable inpatient Med/Surg experience while developing skills that open doors to future opportunities across the hospital.

In this role, you will:

• Work three 12-hour shifts instead of five 8-hour days
• Build advanced assessment, prioritization, and time management skills
• Strengthen critical thinking and clinical decision-making
• Learn to manage IV medications, drips, and complex care plans
• Collaborate closely with an interdisciplinary care team

Comprehensive Training and Team-Based Support

You will never be expected to figure things out on your own. Every nurse is paired with a dedicated preceptor throughout orientation to ensure a confident and supported transition. This is a unit that welcomes learners, values questions, and embraces collaboration and shared problem solving.

 

Nurses partner daily with Hospital Medicine physicians and teams such as Respiratory Care, Wound Care, Vascular Access, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, and Endocrinology. You will gain exposure to advanced technologies and care modalities, including dialysis, high-flow oxygen, tracheostomies, chest tubes, and medication drips such as insulin and heparin.

Responsibilities

A Unit and Organization That Invest in You

Medical Specialties is a place where nurses grow. The team values adaptability, curiosity, and continuous improvement, and believes everyone plays a role in delivering excellent care. Nurses who succeed here are compassionate, flexible, and eager to expand their skills in a supportive, high-performing environment.

Dartmouth Health supports your career with:

• Competitive nursing pay rates and shift differentials
• Professional development, mentorship, and tuition reimbursement
• Loan repayment programs
• Workforce housing for eligible candidates, including up to three months of free rent
• A comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing
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Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program (BSN with 1+ years' experience or ADN with 2+ years' experience).
• Current RN licensure in New Hampshire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required, with additional certifications depending on the unit.

 

Required Licensure/Certifications

About Dartmouth Health

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is a nationally recognized academic medical center located in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire, near the White Mountains. Here, quality of life comes in many forms, from rural and suburban housing options to top-rated schools, hundreds of lakes, miles of hiking trails, and some of the best skiing in the country. Our idea of traffic is a short line at the ski lift.

 

As part of Dartmouth Health, an integrated, award-winning health system across New Hampshire and Vermont, you will find the opportunity, training, and support to thrive at every stage of your nursing career.

 

Take the Next Step

If you are ready for a better schedule, engaging inpatient nursing work, and a team that truly supports your growth, Medical Specialties at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center could be the right fit.