Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health

ECU Health Medical Center•Ahoskie, NC

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides care in accordance with the North Carolina Board of Nursing Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association Standards of Practice, and other applicable professional and regulatory standards, as well as ECU Health and entity-specific nursing policies and procedures. The RN provides and coordinates nursing care by collecting and analyzing assessment data; identifying expected outcomes; and developing a plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team. The RN identifies and implements interventions, evaluates progress toward outcomes, and documents the care process. Care is sensitive to the age-specific and unique needs of the patient and family. The RN promotes and evaluates effective health care team functioning, collaborates with team members to address patient and family needs throughout the episode of care, and delegates tasks and activities as appropriate under the North Carolina Nurse Practice Act. The position is 0.9 FTE, working three 12-hour shifts per week, on days or nights, with rotating weekends.

Requirements

Current North Carolina Registered Nurse license, or licensure to practice in a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification is required.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care in accordance with applicable nursing practice laws, professional standards, and ECU Health policies and procedures.
Collect and analyze assessment data and identify expected patient outcomes.
Develop plans of care in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team members.
Identify and implement interventions to attain expected outcomes.
Evaluate and document patient and family progress toward outcomes.
Provide care that is sensitive to age-specific and unique patient and family needs.
Promote and evaluate effective functioning of the health care team.
Collaborate with health care team members to meet patient and family needs throughout the episode of care.
Delegate tasks and activities as appropriate under the North Carolina Nurse Practice Act.