ED Float RN: Fast-Paced Multispecialty Care & Impact

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority; Monroe (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority is seeking a Registered Nurse to deliver direct patient care across units. You will apply evidence-based practices and the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for diverse patient populations.

Responsibilities include patient monitoring, safe medication administration, and active participation in quality initiatives, with emphasis on safety culture and timely documentation in electronic health records.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical judgment and critical thinking.
• Time management, prioritization and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Proficiency in operating computer functions (e.g., E-mail, electronic records, digital platforms etc.) clinical, aviation, maintenance, communications, and administrative departments.

Responsibilities

• Engages in unit councils, professional governance, and quality initiatives to improve care processes and apply evidence-based practices.
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, diagnose, implement, and evaluate nursing care, engaging patients and families through the continuum of care.
• Monitors patient conditions, adjusts care plans, mobilizes resources, and collaborates with the care team to influence care outcomes.
• Upholds and promotes a culture of safety.
• Continuously evaluates patient, team, and unit outcomes, taking action as needed.
• May administer medications, treatments, and therapies safely and according to clinical protocols and procedures.
• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution, fostering team collaboration and appropriate delegation.
• Pursues professional development, completes required education, and maintains certifications.
• Adhere to the ANA Code of Ethics and practices ethical decision-making, respects interdisciplinary roles, and contributes to integrated, unbiased patient care.
• Appropriate delegation to other Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and unlicensed assistive personnel (i.e., nurse aides, credentialed medical assistants, etc.).
• Maintains accurate, timely EHR documentation.
• May be required to float to other units, departments, care areas, or facilities within the designated service area to meet patient care needs.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age‑specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department’s policies and procedures. Age‑specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards

Skills

Clinical judgment

Critical thinking

Time management

Communication

Fast-paced environment

Computer skills

Education

BSN

Nursing education program

Job description

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority is seeking a Registered Nurse to deliver direct patient care across units. You will apply evidence-based practices and the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for diverse patient populations.

Responsibilities include patient monitoring, safe medication administration, and active participation in quality initiatives, with emphasis on safety culture and timely documentation in electronic health records.