Experienced RN Progressive Care Unit Days
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Job Description
RN Wilkes Medical Center
Intermediate Care Unit (Progressive Stay/Telemetry)
Status: FullTime
Shift: Days
Schedule: 312 hour shifts
This job qualifies for an up to $20000 signon bonus provided the candidate meets the eligibility requirements!
We are seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Intermediate Care team at our community hospital located in the foothills of beautiful western North Carolina. If you are an RN looking for growth and learning opportunities a position with our Academic Learning Health System may be the position for you.Click herefor a virtual tour with Chad Brown President of Wilkes Medical Center!
What We Offer:
- Wellness Incentives: Up to $1350 per year in wellness incentives through our LiveWELL program
- Parental Benefits: Six weeks paid maternity leave & four weeks paid parental leave
- Health Benefits: Amazing health insurance with the option of a copay or HSA eligible plan
- Education Reimbursement: We invest in your professional growth offering up to $2500 per year towards a bachelors degree and up to $5000 per year towards a graduate degree.
- Retirement: Up to 7 employerpaid retirement contributions
Job Summary:
Responsible for a plan of care for all patients that reflects an extensive knowledge base including a theory base in anatomy and physiology educational information and psychosocial information to respond to the needs of patients of all ages and family members. Safety education and the need for rest are never overlooked in the plan of care. The plan of care also takes into consideration appropriateness based on the clinical area of need for the patient. All interactions of the nurse with the patient family members and other team members reflect the shared vision of the Family Centered Care Program.
What Youll Need:
- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing required.
- One year of medsurgical nursing preferred.
- Registered Nurse licensure from the State of North Carolina
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 1 year of hire for Adult Critical Care Adult ED
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 1 year of hire for Network ED Peds ED PICU and NICU and other areas per unit guidelines
What Youll Do:
- Provides patient/family centered care using the nursing process and focusing on the physical emotional spiritual cultural religious and environmental needs. This includes providing for the assessment development of nursing diagnoses outcome identification planning implementation of interventions coordination of care health teaching and promotion and evaluation of goals and interventions consistent with the policies of WFBMC.
- Maintains a safe therapeutic and healing environment through ensuring patient privacy and responsive respectful accepting and professional behavior.
- Utilizes and promotes the use of technology and equipment to enhance the safety of patients and staff.
- Communicates effectively to promote sharing of information throughout the continuum of care and as an effective member of the healthcare team.
- Demonstrates the ability to function in a professional setting through active participation in a professional practice model. This includes participating in shared governance adherence to standards of care participation in peer review and professional development promoting leadership and clinical excellence effective team skills autonomous practice and acknowledgment of accountability for actions and critical thinking.
- Performs and maintains competency for pointofcare testing as assigned waived and or nonwaived ensuring compliance with WFBH policies and with applicable state and federal regulations.
- Acts as a patient advocate throughout the continuum of care including all patient settings and in the community.
- Coordinates the effective and efficient delivery of patient care services through the application of care management principles. Identifies clinical priorities and initiates action to improve patient outcomes.
- Demonstrates ability to function in a professional practice model through active participation in shared governance promotion of a healthy work environment and acceptance of personal responsibility for professional growth.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Ability to provide direct and indirect patient care
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Solid written and oral communication skills
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
