Registered Nurse Supervisor-Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Medical Telemetry Unit FT Nights

This position is Sign-on Bonus eligible. In addition to the sign-on bonus, new teammates at Atrium Health are eligible for robust benefits packages and paid time off.

Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) is the flagship hospital of Atrium Health, which is distinguished throughout the Southeastern United States for its excellent patient care and medical expertise.

CMC serves as the region’s only Level 1 trauma center and is an approved , , and . We also serve as one of North Carolina’s 5 Academic Medical Center Teaching Hospitals, providing residency training for more than 200 physicians in 15 specialties and serve as a regional campus for Wake Forest University School of Medicine, based in Winston-Salem, NC.

10A is a medical telemetry unit that provides 24-hour care to the adult population. This unit received the Heart of Nursing award recognizing each team member’s commitment to process improvement and improving quality and safety outcomes for our patients.

Patients are admitted with acute medical and / or surgical conditions, including : COPD, infectious disease, diabetes, r / o TB, pneumonia, fever of unknown etiology and fluid / electrolyte imbalances.

A 24-bed unit with private rooms, 16 of these rooms have negative pressure features. This unit is also the only non-ICU unit to take vented patients.

10A is aligned with the CMC plan for Nursing and utilizes the CMC Professional Practice Model for the delivery of patient care, the AACN synergy model for care coordination, and Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring as a theoretical framework for nursing practice.

Job Summary

Responsible for the direct provision of patient care and for assisting the manager with daily operations to include but not limited to coordination of patient care / outcomes, allocation of human and fiscal resources, communications, patient throughput, program development and oversight, patient, physician and employee rounding, selection, development, and retention of staff, clinical supervision and performance appraisal, performance improvement activities, service recovery and compliance with regulatory agency requirements.

Maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate to the population of patients served.

Essential Functions

• Supports the manager utilizing systematic approaches to enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, nursing service administration and delivery of care in the department
• Assists with interview, selection, and supervision of nursing personnel in the department
• Assists with coordination of communication at regular intervals throughout shifts via staff meetings / huddles to exchange information / promote dialogue with teammates
• Collaborates with manager to ensure understanding and compliance with federal and state laws, to include healthcare services and practice, while complying with all required regulations and policies
• Rounds on patients, teammates, and physicians at prescribed frequencies to gain insight into patient care, employee, and physician satisfaction and appropriateness of patient care and / or department operations
• Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with applicable legal or policy parameters or principles
• Assists in identifying expected outcomes to provide direction for continuity of care / department operations
• Assists in evaluating progress towards goal attainment / achievement of expected outcomes and disseminates information to teammates involved with the care or the situation
• Performs nursing care, assists with treatments, therapies, procedures, and administers medications as necessary
• Coordinates management of patient flow / throughput and staffing through continuous assessment of volume / acuity needs, utilizing resources available to assist in provision of appropriate staffing resources

Physical Requirements

Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.

Must speak and understand English fluently. Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, and touch. Finger dexterity. Critical thinking and ability to concentrate.

Education, Experience and Certifications

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. Current RN licensure in appropriate state. Minimum two years nursing experience preferred.

Previous management experience preferred. BSN required. RN candidates for external hire or internal promotion without BSN must be enrolled in a BSN program within 1 year of Hire / Transfer date and must complete program within 3 years of enrollment in the program.

BLS required per policy guidelines. Appropriate professional certification (either clinical or leadership) is required within 1 year of eligibility for professional certification exam.

Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required within the department by the nurse leader.