Charge Nurse - Eastern Region
About The Position
This is a Charge/Float Registered Nurse position and will primarily provide staffing coverage based on the need throughout Carteret, Eastern, Green, Johnston, Neuse, and Pamlico facilities. The Float Nurse provides professional nursing in the care, treatment, observation, and counsel of offenders in accordance with standard nursing practice and theory, agency regulations, physicians’ orders, and instructions from higher level nursing staff. Position duties include clinical responsibilities, which covers the whole spectrum of assessment and intervention necessary to maintain maximum function and to promote well-being and are inclusive of, but not limited to, sick call/assessment, assisting the physician, carrying out orders, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care, responding to emergencies, facilitating mental and dental health care, preparing medication for administration and administering medications, monitoring for communicable diseases, conducting Chronic Disease Clinics, updating physical examinations, teaching, delegating to or supervising other personnel in implementing the treatment regimen. Position may supervise subordinate staff. This is a floating position and will provide staffing coverage based on the need throughout facilities.
Requirements
- Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina
- One year of nursing experience
Nice To Haves
- Documented knowledge and skill in the application of professional nursing theory, techniques and practices.
Responsibilities
- Provide staffing coverage based on need throughout specified facilities.
- Provide professional nursing care, treatment, observation, and counsel to offenders.
- Perform sick call/assessment.
- Assist the physician.
- Carry out physician's orders.
- Plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care.
- Respond to emergencies.
- Facilitate mental and dental health care.
- Prepare and administer medications.
- Monitor for communicable diseases.
- Conduct Chronic Disease Clinics.
- Update physical examinations.
- Teach and delegate to or supervise other personnel in implementing the treatment regimen.
- Supervise subordinate staff (position may supervise).
Benefits
- health insurance options
- standard and supplemental retirement plans
- NCFlex program
- paid vacation leave
- paid sick leave
- paid community service leave
- paid parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
