Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Step-Down Unit (MSDU)

ECU Health Medical Center • Greenville, NC

1d

About The Position

Responsible for providing 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.

Provides and coordinates nursing care, including collecting and analyzing assessment data; identifying expected outcomes; and developing a plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team members. Identifies and implements interventions to attain expected outcomes, evaluates the patient’s and family’s progress toward those outcomes, and documents the process. Care includes sensitivity to age-specific and unique patient and family needs.

Promotes and evaluates the effective functioning of the health care team. Collaborates with team members to meet the identified needs of the patient and family throughout the episode of care. Delegates tasks and activities as appropriate and as governed by the North Carolina Nurse Practice Act.

Requirements

• Current North Carolina RN license or licensure to practice in a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care in accordance with applicable nursing practice acts, professional standards, and ECU Health policies and procedures.
• Collect and analyze assessment data, identify expected outcomes, and develop plans of care 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 health care team functioning.
• Collaborate with health care team members throughout the episode of care.
• Delegate tasks and activities as appropriate under the North Carolina Nurse Practice Act.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed