Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgical Unit

ECU Health Medical Center•Washington, NC

9d•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 follows ECU Health and entity-specific policies, procedures, and professional standards. The nurse provides and coordinates care by collecting and analyzing assessment data, identifying expected outcomes, and developing a plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team. The role includes identifying and implementing interventions, evaluating progress toward outcomes, and documenting the care process, with sensitivity to patients’ and families’ age-specific and unique needs. 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 as appropriate under the NC Nurse Practice Act. This position is based on the Surgical Unit at ECU Health Beaufort in Washington, North Carolina, and is full-time night shift at 36 hours per week, with rotating holidays and weekends.

Requirements

Diploma in Nursing, Associate degree in Nursing, or higher.
Current North Carolina RN license or licensure to practice in a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state.
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 and identify expected patient outcomes.
Develop a plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team members.
Identify and implement interventions to attain expected outcomes.
Evaluate and document the patient’s and family’s progress toward outcomes.
Provide care that is sensitive to 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 and in accordance with the NC Nurse Practice Act.