Emergency Department RN

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a premier healthcare system as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. You will deliver compassionate care, lead patient-centered initiatives, and continue to grow professionally in a supportive and dynamic environment. Seize this chance to impact lives positively while being part of a collaborative healthcare team committed to excellence.

Benefits

Generous PTO

$2,500 Education Reimbursement for Bachelor's degree

$5,000 Education Reimbursement for Graduate degree

$1,350 Wellness Incentives annually

Paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents

Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse licensure from the State of North Carolina Board of Nursing.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 1 year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Deliver compassionate patient-centered care utilizing assessment and intervention.
• Coordinate and evaluate patient care while advocating for their needs.
• Ensure a safe and healing environment for patients and families.

Skills

Compassionate Care

Communication

Patient Advocacy

Critical Thinking

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

Are you an experienced and dedicated Registered Nurse with a burning passion for caring for patients in the Emergency Department? Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is calling upon individuals like you to become a vital part of our esteemed Emergency Department. If you possess the wisdom and expertise to navigate the intricate world of emergency care while delivering compassionate care, we have an exceptional opportunity awaiting your arrival. Join our ranks at Atrium Health High Point Medical Center where groundbreaking science meets unwavering patient advocacy, and where your nursing skills become a beacon of hope for those seeking answers and healing. Step into a role that promises innovation, camaraderie, and a chance to make an indelible mark on the lives of those we serve.

• Shift Schedule: Full time (36 hours), Evenings, 3p-3a (every 4th weekend rotation)

What We Offer:

• Generous PTO:Accrual starts at 22.5 days/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
• Education Reimbursement:We invest in your professional growth, offering up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor’s degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree.
• Wellness Incentives:Take advantage of up to $1,350 per year in wellness incentives through ourLiveWELL program, prioritizing your well-being.
• Parental Benefits:We understand the importance of family,providing six weeks of paid birthing-mother maternity leave and four weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parents.
• Retirement:Secure your financial future with up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions.

What You’ll Need:

• Graduation from accredited School of Nursing; BSN preferred.
• Registered Nurse licensure from the State of North Carolina Board of Nursing
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)required within 1 year of hire, per unit guidelines
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)required within 1 year of hire, per unit guidelines

How You’ll Impact Patient Care:

As a skilled and compassionate RN, you will play a pivotal role in our healthcare team, leading the coordination of patient care from assessment to evaluation. Yourexpertise will beshowcased as you prescribe, delegate, and carefully orchestrate nursing care tailored to each patient's unique needs, encompassing their age, health/illness status, and physiological/psychosocial well-being. By joining our dynamic team, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and contribute to our unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional and top-quality healthcare.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Patient/Family Centered Care:Utilize the nursing process to deliver compassionate care, placing patients and their families at the center of every decision. Conduct thorough assessments, develop nursing diagnoses,identify outcomes, plan interventions, and coordinate care to promoteoptimal health and wellbeingin accordance with the policies of WFBH.
• Patient Discharge & Referrals:Participates in multidisciplinary discharge planning referrals to hospital and community resources as needed.
• Safe, Therapeutic, and Healing Environment: Create a secure and healing environment by safeguarding patient privacy and ensuring responsive, respectful, accepting, and professional behavior. Embrace technology and equipment to enhance patient and staff safety.
• Effective Communication:Demonstrate excellent communication skills to foster collaboration among the healthcare team,facilitating information sharing throughout the continuum of care. Active participation in our professional practice model and shared governance initiatives will promote teamwork, leadership, and clinical excellence.
• Professional Growth and Accountability: Function effectively in a professional setting by activelyparticipating in peer review, professional development, and adherence to care standards. Exhibit effective team skills, autonomous practice, and critical thinking, acknowledging accountability for actions.
• Patient Advocacy: Act as a passionate patient advocate throughout the continuum of care, advocating for their needs and preferences in all patient settings, including the community.
• Care Management and Clinical Prioritization: Coordinate the effective and efficient delivery of patient care services by applying care management principles.Identify clinical priorities and initiate action to continuously improve patient outcomes.
• Promotion of Healthy Work Environment: Embrace and contribute to our professional practice model through active participation in shared governance, promoting a healthy and supportive work environment. Take personal responsibility for professional growth and development.

If you are a dedicated nurse looking to make a difference in patient care, we welcome you to be a part of our team at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. Join us and experience the fulfillment ofproviding exceptional healthcare in a supportive and dynamic environment. Apply today!

About Us

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians. Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing – for all.

It should be noted that while you are applying on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Career Site, you will receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process. Thanks in advance for your flexibility.

About the Team

Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments

Mission

To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing – for all.

Vision

To be the first and best choice for care.

Culture Commitments

We create a space where all Belong

We Work as One to make great things happen

We earn Trust in all we do

We Innovate to better the now and create the future

We drive for Excellence – always

Job Info

• Job Identification 155689
• Job Category Nursing
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Night
• Locations 601 N Elm St, High Point, NC, 27262, US