Registered Nurse - MedSurg Telemetry
Goldsboro, NC
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (MedSurg/Tele)

Location: Goldsboro, North Carolina
Specialty: Nursing - RN MedSurg/Telemetry
Employment Type: Staffing - Supplier Sourced
Contract Length: Approximately 13 weeks (90 days)

Job Summary

Provide competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards in a hospital setting. Responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care using the nursing process.

Essential Duties

Education

• Participate in identifying and meeting own learning needs.
• Attend education programs as needed.
• Use patient education materials relevant to the patient population with assistance.
• Assess readiness to learn for patients, families, and caregivers.
• Evaluate developmental level and factors affecting patient learning.

Evaluation of Care

• Identify expected patient outcomes.
• Seek guidance for revising care plans as needed.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team discussions to evaluate patient care.
• Communicate relevant information to ensure continuity of care.

Implementation

• Demonstrate competence in caring for patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects.
• Perform bedside point of care testing as required.
• Follow healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies, and procedures.
• Organize and prioritize care based on patient and family needs.
• Consult appropriate resources timely for complex care issues or discharge planning.

Leadership

• Develop professional growth goals with assistance.
• Achieve or renegotiate goals within set timeframes.
• Facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration.
• Participate in unit goals and performance improvement activities.
• Use communication systems effectively.
• Promote cost-effective care.
• Provide feedback to co-workers.
• Stay aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting healthcare.
• Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.

Patient Assessment

• Recognize and prioritize data from complex situations.
• Include physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs in assessments.
• Synthesize assessment data before communicating with others.
• Assess and anticipate discharge needs for patients and families.
• Develop relationships with families to support advocacy.

Planning

• Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update care plans.
• Utilize multidisciplinary resources in care planning.
• Use communication effectively to convey planning.
• Address cultural and ethnic issues in patient care planning.
• Prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.

Research

• Read relevant journals and studies applicable to practice.
• Share ideas and questions with staff for assessment of applicability.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum of 1 year nursing experience.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• None specified.