Registered Nurse (RN) Outpatient Services

Lifepoint Health • Hickory, NC

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About The Position

Frye Regional Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse for outpatient surgery services at the Frye Regional Surgery Center at Tate Campus. The center has four surgical suites and offers a fast-paced, collaborative environment where nurses work with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and perioperative staff and can gain diverse procedural experience. The role is PRN and day shift, with no weekends, holidays, or on-call assignments listed in the team overview. The RN provides and documents patient care, monitors and communicates patient condition, supports patients and families, coordinates care across disciplines, and contributes to quality improvement and continuing education. The position requires an active North Carolina RN license or compact license and one year of outpatient surgery RN experience. Basic Life Support certification is required within 30 days of hire, and ACLS and PALS are required within six months.

Requirements

• Current active North Carolina RN license (single-state) or compact license; if relocating, licensure must be updated to the new Primary State of Residence before employment begins.
• Basic Life Support certification required within 30 days of hire.
• ACLS and PALS certifications required within six months of hire.
• One year of Outpatient Surgery RN experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Performs plan-of-care interventions, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care activities.
• Documents patient care in a timely and accurate manner.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition to the care team, physicians, patients, and families.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living, including hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborates across disciplines to coordinate transfers, discharges, referrals, and psychosocial or spiritual support.
• Assesses learning needs and provides age- and culture-appropriate education to patients and families.
• Advocates for the physical and emotional well-being of patients.
• Participates in performance improvement and required continuing education.
• Provides quality patient care and works other shifts or units as needed; the posting also notes that on-call assignments may be taken.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
• Loan assistance.
• 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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