MedSurg Registered Nurse
Holly Springs, North Carolina
REX Holly Springs Hospital

Job Opportunity: RN - MedSurg

Location: Holly Springs, North Carolina
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Contract Length: 8 weeks

Job Summary

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

Essential Duties

• Participate in identifying and meeting own learning needs and attend education programs.
• Use patient education materials relevant to the patient population with assistance.
• Assess patient/family readiness to learn and developmental level.
• Identify expected patient outcomes and participate in care plan evaluation and revision.
• Communicate relevant information to promote continuity of care.
• Demonstrate competence in care of patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects.
• Perform bedside point of care testing as required.
• Organize and prioritize care according to patient/family needs.
• Consult appropriate resources timely for complex care issues or discharge planning.
• Develop professional growth goals with assistance and participate in unit goals and performance improvement.
• Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
• Recognize data from complex situations to determine care priorities.
• Collaborate with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care, addressing cultural and ethnic issues.
• Use multidisciplinary resources and communication effectively in planning care.
• Read relevant journals and bring ideas/questions for practice improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in North Carolina
• Minimum 1 year of Med Surg nursing experience within the last year
• Experience in Med Surg and Telemetry nursing
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited school of Nursing

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: BSN or MSN from an accredited school of Nursing.

Additional Notes

• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this position.