Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department (ED) - PRN

ECU Health Medical Center • Kenansville, NC

4d • 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 is delivered in accordance with ECU Health and entity-specific nursing policies, procedures, and professional standards of care and practice.

The nurse 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. 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 patients and families.

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.

ECU Health Duplin Hospital is an 81-bed facility in Kenansville, North Carolina. Its 15-bed emergency department serves approximately 25,000 patients annually. The hospital provides general medical and surgical services, chemotherapy and other cancer infusion interventions, and is designated as a Primary Stroke Center.

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.
• At least 1 year of experience.
• Basic Life Support certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care in accordance with applicable professional standards, laws, 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 outcomes and document the care process.
• Deliver 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.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree