Registered Nurse (RN) PT Days - Med/Surg Ortho - AH Mercy

American Addiction Centers • Charlotte, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Registered Nurse (RN) on a Part-time, Days schedule for the Med/Surg Ortho unit at Atrium Health Mercy. The unit is a 48-bed Orthopedic Surgery Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit, primarily handling procedures like total joint replacements (knee, hip, shoulder), spine surgeries, and general medical patients. Atrium Health Mercy is a Magnet designated facility known for patient-centered care. Advocate Health, the parent organization, is a large integrated health system focused on clinical innovation, patient outcomes, and consumer experience.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing.
• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner in the state in which you work and reside or; if declaring a National License Compact (NLC) state as your primary state of residency, meet the licensure requirements in your home state; or for Non-National License Compact states, current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner required in the state where the RN works.
• Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling.
• Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
• Must speak English in good, understandable terms.
• Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, and touch.
• Finger dexterity.
• Critical thinking and ability to concentrate.
• Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and/or unit conditions.
• Physical Abilities Testing required.

Nice To Haves

• 1 year of inpatient nursing experience preferred.
• At least 6 months required experience to come in outside of the New Grad residency program.
• BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
• Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
• Utilize evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and communication skills.
• Lead efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience.
• Collect data pertinent to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation.
• Analyze assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and issues.
• Identify expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation.
• Develop a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes.
• Implement the identified plan, coordinate care delivery, and employ strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
• Delegate elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers.
• Evaluate progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes.
• Practice in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
• Communicate effectively in all areas of practice.
• Collaborate with healthcare consumer and other key stakeholders in the conduct of nursing practice.
• Lead within the professional practice setting and the profession.
• Integrate evidence and research findings into practice.
• Contribute to quality nursing practice.
• Evaluate one's own and others nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations.
• Utilize appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible.
• Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
• Practice ethically.
• Promote shared governance, or facility decision making activities, developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes and promotion.

Benefits

• Sign-on Bonus eligible
• Relocation bonus eligible if current residency is outside of the designated distance to facility
• Robust benefits packages
• Paid time off
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree