Surgical Specialties
General Surgery, Orthopedics, and Plastic Surgery
A 36-bed post-surgical unit that specializes in orthopedics, general surgery, and plastic surgery. The population we serve includes surgical oncology, urology, colorectal, general surgery and pediatric patients 12 years of age or older. We also have two negative pressure rooms that can accommodate patients who are being ruled out for tuberculosis or who have a diagnosis of active tuberculosis or shingles. In addition, we are the medicine overflow unit for patients with Cystic Fibrosis, so our population can be varied. You will see patients in varying stages of pre-and post-surgical care as well as medical co-morbidities.
The majority of our focus is orthopedics, so we have a great emphasis on getting people up, moving, and recovering from their injuries and operations. Many of our patients have unique psycho-social dispositions as well. Our unit is a great place to work because we pride ourselves on teamwork and a nurturing, friendly environment. We have implemented unit initiatives to improve safety, reliability, and team-based patient care. Working on 3 West will give you an experience with a 1:4 or 1:5 RN-to-patient ratio, a fast-paced environment, a variety of surgical conditions, and a unique patient population that allows one to build fundamental skills. Someone who is an energetic, strong team player, interested in caring for surgical patients in a busy, active setting, will find 3 West a very fulfilling place!
Trauma Acute Care
This is a 36-bed post-surgical unit that specializes in traumatic injury and acute care surgical patients. You will see patients in varying stages of pre-and post-surgical care as well as medical co-morbidities. In addition, our unit will have the ability to be acuity adaptable and provide step-down level care to 12 surgical patients.
The majority of our focus is our trauma population, so we have a great emphasis on teamwork, open communication and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Our unit is a great place to work because we pride ourselves on teamwork and a nurturing, friendly environment. We have implemented unit initiatives to improve safety, reliability and team-based patient care.
General & Vascular Thoracic, Inpatient Surgical Unit
A fast-paced, 32-bed medical surgical unit. We specialize in vascular, thoracic, general and kidney transplant surgery. We are a great place to learn and experience caring for variety of surgical specialties. We also have 3 step-down unit beds that focus on patients needing an increased level of acuity with nursing assessment and intervention. Many of our previous senior nursing students have decided General & Vascular Thoracic is where they want to start their Dartmouth Health career.
