RN Staff Nurse, Full-time, Nights, Med-Surg, EWCH, Murphy, NC

Job Summary :

A registered professional nurse employed by Erlanger Health is responsible for direct and / or indirect care of the patient.

Education : Required :

Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program.

Preferred :

Graduate of an Accredited four year Nursing Program (BSN)

Experience : Required :

Preferred :

One year medical / surgical acute care experience.

Position Requirement(s) : License / Certification / Registration

Required :

Current, unrestricted North Carolina RN licensure or Multi-State Nursing Compact Licensure. BLS completed prior to going to the unit / department and maintained going forward. Basic de-escalation training within 6 months of hire. Management of Aggressive Behavior (MOAB) or Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training within 6 months of hire and then annually thereafter. A pediatric educational course specific to assessment, recognition, and stabilization of emergency conditions is required within 12 months and maintained going forward.

The Nurse Licensure Compact will not change how to obtain or renew a North Carolina license. However, the North Carolina nursing license will be a single state license for North Carolina Residents or non-compact state residents. North Carolina licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-North Carolina residents.

Department Position Summary :

Adheres to the NCBON RN Nursing Laws and Rules

Assessment :

Determines assessment

Collects, verifies, and interprets data in relation to health

Formulates nursing diagnosis

Planning :

Identifies patient's needs

Determines priorities of nursing diagnosis, nursing care goals, and appropriate interventions

Develops a plan of care

Implementation :

Implements the plan of care including procuring resources

Assignment, delegation, and supervision of licensed and unlicensed personnel

Evaluation :

Evaluates both effectiveness of nursing interventions and achievement of expected outcomes

Modifies the plan of care

Collaborating :

Communicates and works cooperatively with individuals whose services may affect patient's health care

Initiates, coordinates, plans, and implements nursing care of the patient within the multidisciplinary team

Teaching And Counseling :

Responsible to teach and counsel clients, families and groups

Identifies learning needs

Develops and evaluates teaching plans

Make referrals to appropriate resources

Managing Nursing Care :

Manages nursing care

Supervises, teaches, and evaluates nursing personnel

Reports and records

Administers nursing services

Accepts responsibility for self

Actively participates in performance improvement

Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital Murphy, NC

RN Staff Nurse

Standard Hours

Regular