Registered Nurse– Atrium Health SouthPark ED FT Nights

Health eCareers; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated RN Clinical Nurse I to provide professional nursing care in a fast-paced emergency department. This role involves assessing patient needs, developing individualized care plans, and collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes. The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, demonstrating strong critical thinking and communication skills while adhering to safety and ethical standards. Join a team committed to delivering the highest level of emergency care and making a meaningful impact in the community.

Benefits

Sign-on Bonus

Robust Benefits Packages

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required.
• Current RN license or temporary license required.

Responsibilities

• Collects and analyzes data to determine health issues.
• Develops and implements care plans for patients.
• Evaluates progress toward health goals and outcomes.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Communication

Patient Care

Cultural Competency

Education

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing

BSN preferred

Tools

Basic Life Support

Job description

Overview

This position is Sign–on Bonus eligible. In addition to the sign–on bonus, new teammates at Atrium Health are eligible for robust benefits packages and paid time off.

Atrium Health SouthPark Emergency Department, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center, provides 24–hour emergency medical services to the SouthPark area and surrounding communities. From broken bones and severe cuts to heart attacks and strokes, we are prepared to provide patients of all ages the highest level of emergency care. Our expert staff includes physicians who are board–certified in emergency medicine. Plus, we are backed by the breadth and depth of Carolinas Medical Center, the region's only Level I Trauma Center.

Treatment rooms, including one designated as a trauma/resuscitation room.
Private observation rooms for monitoring.
Physicians board–certified in emergency medicine.
Emergency–trained staff to treat urgent and emergency situations.
On–call medical specialists available for consultation.
A full range of laboratory services.
An array of advanced diagnostic imaging services, including the most up–to–date CT scanner, digital X–ray, and ultrasound.
Bedside registration for convenience and privacy.
Bedside delivery of prescriptions prior to departure.
Emergency transportation by ambulance for critically ill or injured patients.
Direct access to the advanced trauma services and resources at Carolinas Medical Center.

Job Summary

The RN Clinical Nurse I provides professional nursing care through skillful assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with facility or department policies, procedures, and/or protocols under the supervision of the nursing leader. Assists in maintaining a safe work environment and performs all related job responsibilities in a safe manner. Maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate to the population of patients served.

Essential Functions

• Collects data pertinent to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation. Analyzes the assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and issues.
• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation.
• Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes.
• Implements the identified plan, coordinates care delivery, and employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
• Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with any applicable legal or policy parameters or principles.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes.
• Practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
• Communicates effectively in all areas of practice.
• Collaborates with healthcare consumer and other key stakeholders in the conduct of nursing practice.
• Leads within the professional practice setting and the profession.
• Integrates evidence and research findings into practice.
• Contributes to quality nursing practice.
• Evaluates one's own and others nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules, and regulations.
• Utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence–based nursing services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible.
• Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
• Practices ethically.
• Promotes shared governance, or facility decision-making activities, developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes and promotion.

Physical Requirements
Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak English in good, understandable terms. Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, and touch. Finger dexterity. Critical thinking and ability to concentrate. Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and/or unit conditions. Physical Abilities Testing required.

Education, Experience and Certifications
Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. BSN preferred. Current Basic Life Support required per policy guidelines. Current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner in the state in which you work and reside or; if declaring a National License Compact (NLC) state as your primary state of residency, meet the licensure requirements in your home state; or for Non–National License Compact states, current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner required in the state where the RN works.