Registered Nurse (RN) - Critical Care

Advocate Health • Lexington, NC

2d • $38 - $57 • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Critical Care Unit at Lexington Medical Center provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The role uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and skilled communication to support a safe patient environment and a positive patient experience across the continuum of care.

The 16-bed Critical Care Unit provides intensive and intermediate care. It monitors and trends heart rhythms and other hemodynamic pressures and cares for patients requiring ventilators, BiPAP or CPAP, heated high-flow oxygen, and titrated IV medication drips. Patient populations include patients with sepsis, shock, respiratory failure, DKA, HHS, electrolyte abnormalities requiring close monitoring, COPD, CHF, pulmonary edema, cardiac dysrhythmias, stroke, unstable post-surgical conditions, hypertensive emergencies requiring IV drips, overdose, and alcohol detox.

This is a PRN part-time position requiring a minimum of three shifts per six-week scheduling block. Days and nights are available, holiday requirements apply, and the nurse must be able to accommodate Monday–Wednesday orientation during the first week. The position is based at Lexington Medical Center in Lexington, North Carolina.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
• Registered Nurse license issued by the state of North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• Greater than one year of RN experience.
• Availability for a minimum of three shifts per six-week scheduling block.
• Ability to accommodate Monday–Wednesday orientation during the first week.
• Meet holiday requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
• Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
• Use evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and skilled communication in patient care.
• Help create the safest patient environment and best patient experience across the continuum of care.
• Care for critical and intermediate care patients, including those requiring ventilatory support, hemodynamic monitoring, and titration of IV medication drips.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Premium pay may be available for shifts, on-call work, and other circumstances.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.

What This Job Offers

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