MedSurg/Telemetry Registered Nurse
Lenoir, North Carolina
University of North Carolina Health Care System - 321 Mulberry Street Southwest

Registered Nurse - MedSurg/Tele

Location: Lenoir, 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 promote continuity.
• Demonstrate competence in care of 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 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 and synthesize complex patient data to determine care priorities.
• Assess and anticipate discharge needs; build relationships with families to support advocacy.
• Collaborate with patients/families to prepare or update care plans, addressing cultural and ethnic considerations.
• Prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Engage in research by reading relevant journals and contributing ideas for practice improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience.
• Nursing Diploma OR ADN/ASN from an accredited school of Nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification (AHA or ARC).

Preferred Qualifications

• BSN or MSN from an accredited school of Nursing.

Notes

• Prior travel experience is not specified as required.