Float Nurse - Nights - Rutherfordton North Carolina

Company: Rutherford Regional Health System
Location: Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Posted On: 04/27/2024

To render professional nursing care to a group of assigned patients within the hospital. Collaborates with the medical staff and other members of the health care team to provide quality patient care. Performs all activities in accordance with approved policies and guides. Supervises and delegates appropriate duties to ancillary personnel.Must be willing to be trained to Med/Surg, ED, and ICU.Essential Functions:Completes initial and ongoing assessments. Assessments include physical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care abilities, educational, age appropriate, cultural and discharge planning needs.Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.Documents patient care given.Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.Employee supervises others.Assists with orientation and training of others as directed.Minimum education:Associate's Degree in Nursing requiredBachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred -Minimum Work Experience:1-3 years preferred and recent acute care experience within past 3 years preferredRequired Skills:Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. Excellent communication skills. Ability to respond to and perform in emergent situations.Certifications:Basic Life Support (BLS) requiredAdvanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) requiredPediatric Advanced Life Support (ACLS) requiredHandle with care within 4 months of hireLicenses: Current RN license to practice in NC (NC licensure or multi-state (compact) license). -Benefits - Wide range of benefits options!Here at Rutherford Regional, you choose your own Medical, Dental, and Vision plans from a variety of competitive options that give you the coverage that best fits your needs. - - - - - - - - - -HSA - - - - - - - - - -401(K) retirement plan contributions - - - - - - - - - -Generous Paid Time Off - - - - - - - - - -Accident & Critical Illness Insurance - - - - - - - - - -Prescription Assistance with OptumRx More...

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