Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse

Personal Touch Home Health Care Services Inc.; Morganton (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Personal Touch Home Health Care Services Inc. is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide evidence-based postoperative and medical-surgical nursing care in a high-acuity general surgery/med-surg unit in Morganton, NC.

You will perform thorough patient assessments, administer medications, and coordinate comprehensive care plans with physicians and the interdisciplinary team. The role emphasizes monitoring patient status, responding to changes, and educating patients and families to promote

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse license.
• Experience or knowledge in post-operative and medical-surgical care preferred.
• Strong assessment, critical thinking, and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate within interdisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to providing high-quality, patient-centered care in a high-acuity environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based post-operative and medical-surgical nursing care.
• Perform patient assessments and administer medications.
• Coordinate care plans in collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary teams.
• Monitor patient status and respond to changes in condition.
• Educate patients and families to promote understanding and engagement.
• Ensure safe and effective patient discharges.

Skills

RN license

Post-operative care

Medical-surgical care

Assessment

Critical thinking

Communication

Interdisciplinary collaboration

High-acuity care

Job description

Role: Registered Nurse in the General Surgery/Med Surg unit.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based post-operative and medical-surgical nursing care.


• Perform patient assessments and administer medications.


• Coordinate care plans in collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary teams.


• Monitor patient status and respond to changes in condition.


• Educate patients and families to promote understanding and engagement.


• Ensure safe and effective patient discharges.

Qualifications & Skills

• Registered Nurse license.


• Experience or knowledge in post-operative and medical-surgical care preferred.


• Strong assessment, critical thinking, and communication skills.


• Ability to collaborate within interdisciplinary teams.


• Commitment to providing high-quality, patient-centered care in a high-acuity environment.