RNNursing Care Weekend Option

Scotland Memorial Hospital•Laurinburg, NC

About The Position

The RN Nursing Care Weekend Option position is with Scotland Memorial Hospital’s Obstetrics/Gynecology department. The nurse provides care before, during, and after procedures, ensuring accepted practices and proper patient identification, assessment, consent, positioning, supplies, equipment, specimen handling, documentation, and handoff. The role also includes supervising or assisting other personnel in the room, responding to patient needs, and performing duties assigned by surgical services leadership. Staff must understand patient growth and development across adolescence through the geriatric years and be able to provide age-appropriate care.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Current North Carolina or multistate RN licensure.
Current BLS certification.
ACLS certification.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Diplomacy, tact, and a positive approach to problem solving.
Strong organizational skills.
Ability to foster teamwork.
Ability to communicate articulately and professionally with patients, customers, other departments, and staff.
Computer skills, including electronic medical record charting.
Knowledge of human growth and development across the patient life span and ability to provide age-appropriate care.

Responsibilities

Stay current with best practices and advancements in endoscopy and gastroenterology nursing.
Ensure proper techniques and practices are used according to accepted standards.
Supervise other personnel in the room and direct or assist them as necessary.
Ensure patient care through proper identification, chart review, and reporting changes in condition.
Verify that consent forms are accurate and properly signed before procedures.
Ensure proper patient body alignment throughout procedures.
Prepare and check supplies and equipment before procedures to ensure equipment is working.
Handle specimens and cultures according to policy and procedure.
Complete documentation and charges.
Accompany patients to the patient care unit and report procedure details and special events to the receiving nurse.
Interview patients before procedures to learn about them and assess their condition and needs.
Prepare supplies and organize materials to address the special needs of the patient and procedure.
Provide age-appropriate care based on knowledge of human growth and development from adolescence through the geriatric years.
Perform duties assigned by surgical services leadership.
Respond promptly to patient needs and concerns.