Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department (ED)
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 applicable professional and regulatory standards, as well as ECU Health and entity-specific nursing policies, procedures, and standards of care and practice. The nurse provides and coordinates nursing 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 nurse identifies and implements interventions, evaluates progress toward expected outcomes, and documents the process. Care is sensitive to the age-specific and unique needs of each patient and family. 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 and activities as appropriate under the North Carolina Nurse Practice Act. The role is 0.6 FTE, working two 12-hour shifts per week, in the Emergency Department at ECU Health Chowan Hospital.
Requirements
- Current North Carolina Registered Nurse license or licensure to practice in a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification is required.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care in accordance with applicable nursing practice acts, professional standards, regulatory requirements, and ECU Health policies and procedures.
- Collect and analyze patient assessment data.
- Identify expected patient outcomes and develop plans of care with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members.
- Identify and implement interventions to achieve expected outcomes.
- Evaluate patient and family progress toward outcomes and document the care process.
- 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 under the North Carolina Nurse Practice Act.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
