Registered Nurse, LDRP / Women's Services

Rutherford Regional Health Systems; Rutherfordton (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$20,000 Sign-On Bonus Opportunity

Job summary

Lifepoint Health® is hiring a registered nurse for Women's Services at Rutherford Regional Health System in Rutherfordton, NC. This role involves providing patient-centered care, coordinating with the healthcare team, and ensuring safe practices in high-stress environments. Essential qualifications include an Associate’s Degree in Nursing, RN license for NC, and preferred experience in Women’s Services. Join a supportive team focused on improving community health and patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of Women’s Services experience preferred.
• Current RN license to practice in NC required.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with multidisciplinary team members and provides patient data.
• Establishes individualized nursing diagnosis and formulates care plan.
• Identifies and addresses patient/family care needs promptly.
• Initiates discharge planning to meet individual patient needs.
• Provides education regarding hospitalization and discharge instructions.

Skills

Critical thinking skills

Decisive judgment

Ability to work with minimal supervision

Ability to work in stressful environment

Education

Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (preferred)

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS)

PALS

ACLS

NRP

Advanced Fetal Monitoring

STABLE

Current RN license to practice in NC

Job description

Job Overview

Rutherford Regional Health System is a 143‑bed acute care facility that offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care. We provide our services in a caring, professional environment through the teamwork of our medical staff and employees.

Compensation & Schedule

$20,000 Sign‑On Bonus Opportunity
Schedule: Nights

Hospital Partnership

Rutherford Regional Health System’s partnership with Duke LifePoint Healthcare is bringing the pieces together to transform healthcare in Rutherford County. Duke LifePoint Healthcare is a joint venture of Duke University Health System, one of the country’s leading academic health systems, and LifePoint Health, a leading healthcare company dedicated to making communities healthier.

Essential Functions

• Communicates with multidisciplinary team members by sharing pertinent patient data and needs. Provides accurate and timely handoff communications. Keeps patients and their families informed about their care.
• Establishes individualized nursing diagnosis based on assessment data and formulates care plan. Collaborates with patient and family members to address care needs and provide patient‑centered care. Adjusts plan of care appropriately.
• Patient/family care needs and/or problems are promptly identified and addressed. Patients are regularly assessed and reassessed. Patient responses to nursing and MD interventions and treatments are evaluated and documented in the ongoing assessment data.
• Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, initiates discharge planning to meet the discharge care needs of each individual patient.
• Provides patient and family education regarding hospitalization/admission, medications, and preparation for discharge. Upon discharge, provides appropriate discharge instructions to include follow‑up and referral needs.
• Uses safe medication practices (Read Back, double checks) and documents outcomes such as patient response to new medication, side effects and adverse reactions. Completes medication reconciliation upon admission, transfer and discharge.
• Demonstrates ability to care for patient with magnesium sulfate for preeclampsia/preterm labor.
• Care for patient with Pitocin induction/augmentation.
• Care for patient with fetal demise.
• Care for patient during labor and delivery.
• Care for post‑operative cesarean section.
• Care of post‑operative gynecology patient.
• Care of post‑operative pediatric patient.
• Care for infant requiring oxygen.
• Care for infant with IV/antibiotics.
• Care for infant requiring phototherapy.
• Evaluate non‑stress test.
• Assist physician with intrauterine pressure catheter insertion.
• Assist with and care for infant with circumcision.
• Care for preterm infant.
• Perform car seat test.
• Initiates and maintains amnio infusion.
• Demonstrates placement of NG tube/NG feeding.
• Assists with orientation and training of others as directed.
• Employee supervises others.

What We’re Looking For

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Requirements

• 1‑3 years of Women’s Services experience preferred.
• Associate’s Degree in Nursing required; Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Handle With Care.
• PALS.
• ACLS.
• NRP.
• Advanced Fetal Monitoring.
• STABLE.
• Current RN license to practice in NC (NC licensure or multi‑state inclusive compact license).

Why Join Our Team

We are dedicated to providing patients with a full range of services to meet their healthcare needs, and we believe our employees are our most valuable assets in accomplishing this goal. Rutherford Regional is growing its team of dedicated health care professionals. If you are looking to start a career that cares, are passionate about changing lives, and ready to work in a supportive environment in a close‑knit community, apply today!

Equal Opportunity

Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers seeking diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.