RN MedSurg/Telemetry
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 based on learning needs.
• Use patient education materials relevant to patient population with assistance.
• Assess readiness to learn of patients, families, and caregivers.
• Evaluate patient care and identify expected outcomes.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to evaluate patient care.
• 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.
• Follow healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies, and procedures.
• Organize and prioritize care according to patient and family needs.
• Consult appropriate resources timely for complex care issues or discharge planning.
• Develop professional growth goals with assistance and achieve objectives.
• Participate in unit goals and performance improvement activities.
• Promote cost-effective care and provide feedback to co-workers.
• Maintain awareness of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting healthcare.
• Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
• Recognize and prioritize patient care needs from complex data.
• Assess and anticipate discharge needs of patients and families.
• Develop relationships with families to support patient advocacy.
• Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update care plans.
• Use multidisciplinary resources in care planning.
• Address cultural and ethnic issues in patient care planning.
• Prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Engage in research by reading relevant journals and contributing ideas.

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.