MedSurg Registered Nurse
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Wayne UNC Health Care

Registered Nurse - MedSurg

Location: Goldsboro, North Carolina
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

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

Essential Duties

• 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 patient/family readiness to learn and developmental level.
• Identify expected patient outcomes and participate in care plan revisions.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to evaluate patient care and communicate relevant information.
• 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.
• Develop professional growth goals and participate in unit goals and performance improvement activities.
• Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
• Recognize and synthesize complex assessment data to determine care priorities.
• Collaborate with patients and families in care planning, addressing cultural and ethnic considerations.
• Stay informed on relevant research and contribute ideas for practice improvement.

Required Qualifications

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