Registered Nurse- Medical Surgical, Part-Time Nights

Cape Fear Valley Health•Hoke, NC

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse plans and implements professional nursing care for patients in accordance with hospital policies and assumes charge nurse responsibilities as assigned. The role involves assessing patient needs, planning and evaluating care, maintaining a safe environment, administering medications as ordered, responding to life-threatening situations, and documenting patient care. The nurse collaborates with Health System and medical staff, monitors care quality, supports cost containment and accurate service charging, and adjusts care to patients’ age-specific physiological and psychosocial needs. The nurse also supports patients’ cultural and spiritual beliefs within the limits of the medical regimen and performs other assigned duties.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing or equivalent.
Current North Carolina Registered Nurse license or Compact state licensure.
Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English.
Positive interpersonal skills.
Verbal and written communication skills.
Effective organizational and leadership skills.
Knowledge of the age-specific physiological, psychosocial, developmental, and spiritual needs of the patients typically served.
BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
Registered Nurse certification/license from the Board of Nursing.
Ability to communicate patient needs with speech and auditory acuity.
Visual acuity for observing patients.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, and lift frequently.
Ability to lift 35 pounds.
May involve contact with blood or other potentially infectious material through skin, eyes, mucous membranes, or parenteral exposure.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Assess patients and identify their care needs.
Use patient assessment information to organize appropriate patient care.
Plan, organize, implement, and evaluate patient care.
Facilitate a safe environment.
Maintain required competencies.
Function as charge nurse when assigned.
Maintain an accurate and relevant record of patient care.
Administer medications as ordered by a physician.
Recognize life-threatening situations and respond appropriately.
Establish collaborative interdisciplinary relationships with Health System staff and medical staff.
Monitor quality of care using pre-established outcome-oriented indicators.
Participate in cost containment and assist with accurate charging for patient services.
Adjust care based on patients’ age-specific physiological and psychosocial needs.
Support patients in practicing their cultural and spiritual beliefs within the limits of the medical regimen.
Perform other duties as assigned.