Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department

ECU Health Medical Center•Roanoke Rapids, NC

12d•$34 - $47•Onsite

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 standards established by professional groups and regulating bodies. Nursing care is delivered in accordance with ECU Health and entity-specific nursing policies, procedures, and professional standards of care and practice. The nurse provides and coordinates nursing care, including collecting and analyzing assessment data, identifying expected outcomes, and developing a plan of care with the patient or family and interdisciplinary team members. The nurse identifies and implements interventions to attain expected outcomes, evaluates progress toward those outcomes, and documents the process. Care includes sensitivity to the age-specific and unique needs of patients and families. The nurse promotes and evaluates effective health care team functioning, collaborates with team members to meet patient and family needs throughout the episode of care, and delegates tasks and activities as appropriate under the North Carolina Nurse Practice Act. This position is in the Emergency Department.

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 professional standards, laws, and ECU Health and entity-specific policies and procedures.
Collect and analyze assessment data; identify expected outcomes and develop plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members.
Identify and implement interventions to attain expected outcomes.
Evaluate patient and family progress toward expected outcomes and document the care process.
Address 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.