Registered Nurse Med-Surg Ortho

HCA Healthcare•Asheville, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Med-Surg Ortho delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department requirements and applicable nursing standards of practice. Working with medical providers and the care team, the nurse provides personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The role also advocates for patients, families, and caregivers while supporting positive clinical outcomes and an outstanding patient experience. The nurse facilitates professional nursing care for patients’ comfort and well-being. Using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, the nurse provides, delegates, supervises, and documents patient care and teaching, and implements medically prescribed interventions. Responsibilities include assessing patients on admission and each scheduled shift, reporting changes in condition, performing ordered procedures and monitoring, documenting care, administering medications and monitoring responses, responding to patient needs, and educating patients and caregivers about conditions, treatment, medications, side effects, and follow-up care.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in Nursing.
Current registered nurse licensure with the North Carolina Board of Nursing; an Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact license may apply, and the licensee should confirm with NCBON.
BLS Healthcare Provider certificate.

Nice To Haves

National certification in the area of specialty.
One year of hospital nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Facilitate professional nursing care for patients’ comfort and well-being.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care; provide, delegate, supervise, and document care and patient/family teaching.
Implement medically prescribed interventions.
Assess patients on admission and each scheduled shift, and promptly identify and report changes in patient status.
Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions ordered by medical providers, and document care administration thoroughly and promptly in the medical record.
Administer prescribed medications, monitor therapeutic responses, and take appropriate action for unintended responses.
Respond promptly to patient requests, anticipate patient needs, and resolve them.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, treatment plans, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures, ensuring understanding of complex medical information.
Collaborate with medical providers and the care team and advocate for patients, families, and caregivers.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Flexible spending accounts.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.
$20,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates; current HCA employees and people employed by HCA in the last six months are ineligible.