Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Step-Down Unit

ECU Health; Roanoke Rapids (NC); On-site; USD 46,838 - 64,402; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$30K Commitment Bonus

Comprehensive employee benefits

Job summary

ECU Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for their North Medical Step Down Unit in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. The nurse will provide high-quality patient care consistent with standards and collaborate with a healthcare team. Responsibilities include patient assessment, care planning, and evaluating patient progress. Compensation ranges from $34.00 to $46.75 per hour, based on career ladder placement, and the role requires working three 12-hour night shifts per week. Benefits include a commitment bonus, and ECU Health promotes diversity and equal employment opportunities.

Qualifications

• Current North Carolina Registered Nurse license or licensure to practice in a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care in accordance with standards.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to meet patient needs.
• Evaluate patient progress and document care.

Education

Registered Nurse license

Basic Life Support certification

Job description

Overview

$30K Commitment Bonus Responsible to provide care in accordance with the North Carolina Board of Nursing-Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association Standards of Practice and other standards established by profession/professional groups, regulating bodies/agents. Nursing care will be delivered in accordance with ECU Health and entity specific nursing policies, procedures and professional standards of care/practice.

Responsibilities

Position Summary: Responsible to provide care in accordance with the North Carolina Board of Nursing-Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association Standards of Practice and other standards established by profession/professional groups, regulating bodies/agents. Nursing care will be delivered in accordance with ECU Health and entity specific nursing policies, procedures and professional standards of care/practice.

Responsible for the provision and coordination of nursing care to include the collection and analysis of assessment data, identification of expected outcomes and development of plan of care in collaboration with the patient/family and other interdisciplinary team members. Identifies interventions to attain expected outcomes, implements the interventions identified in the plan of care, evaluates the progress of the patient/family toward attainment of outcomes, and documents the process. This care includes sensitivity to age specific and unique needs of the patient/family.

Promotes and evaluates the effective functioning of the health care team. Collaborates with health care team members to meet the identified needs of the patient/family throughout the episode of care. Delegates tasks and activities as appropriate and governed by NC Nurse Practice Act.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current North Carolina Registered Nurse license or licensure to practice in a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support is required.

Compensation and Schedule

Clinical Ladder

Pay Range: $34.00 - $46.75

Final Compensation will be based on career ladder placement.

Position: 0.9 FTE (3) 12-hour shifts per week (example)

Primary Shift: Night

Other Information

• Unit Fact Sheet - ECU Health North Medical Step Down Unit (MSDU).docx
• Benefits and bonuses - ECU Health Employee Benefits | Benefits designed with you in mind

About ECU Health North Hospital

ECU Health North Hospital is a Joint Commission-accredited, 204-bed acute bed facility serving Halifax, Northampton and Warren counties in the north-central region of North Carolina. Its service area also reaches into southern Virginia. With more than 800 team members, the hospital offers a broad range of medical and surgical services. It features a 24-hour emergency department and offers advanced diagnostics as well as specialty and primary care.

General Statement

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.