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 professional groups and regulatory bodies. 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 a plan of care in collaboration with the patient/family and other interdisciplinary team members. Identifies interventions to attain expected outcomes, implements the interventions, evaluates progress, 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, collaborating with team members to meet identified needs of the patient/family throughout the episode of care. Delegates tasks and activities as appropriate under the NC Nurse Practice Act.
Responsibilities
- Assures healing without harm through use of safety habits and error prevention tools, periodic rounding, and engagement in daily safety huddle.
- Obtains and interprets initial and ongoing systematic patient/family assessment data, incorporating information from other appropriate sources.
- Uses patient/family assessment data to formulate relevant nursing plan of care.
- Collaborates with patient/family/significant others and interdisciplinary team members to mutually formulate realistic and measurable outcomes based on clinical presentation and plan of care.
- Collaborates with patient/family/significant others and interdisciplinary team members to develop an individualized plan of care which includes learning needs to achieve optimal health and well‑being and transition across the continuum.
- Implements interventions identified in the plan of care with consideration for patients’ needs across the life span.
- Systematically evaluates and documents patient’s progress based on expected outcomes on an ongoing basis as identified in the patient’s plan of care.
- Uses informatics tools, principles, and practices to make health care safer, more effective, efficient, and patient‑centered by incorporating technologies into nursing practice.
- Collaborates with the health care team from shift to shift, discipline to discipline, site to site, in the organization of tasks and activities for the patient’s care from admission to discharge according to the plan of care.
- Delegates appropriate tasks/activities commensurate with the educational preparation and demonstrated abilities of the persons supervised.
- Communicates effectively with patients/families and other members of the health care team.
- Promotes the professional development of self and team members.
- Participates in quality and performance improvement efforts.
- Analyzes clinical situations in a systematic way and acts to obtain resources or correct problems to best meet the patient’s health care needs.
- Demonstrates team behaviors to support the effectiveness of the health care team and provides feedback to team members as appropriate.
Minimum Requirements
- Diploma in Nursing, Associates in Nursing or higher.
- Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
- At least 1 year experience in an acute patient care setting is required.
- Current NC RN license or licensure to practice in a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state Health Care Provider is required.
- Basic Life Support is required.
- Flexibility in scheduling to meet the twenty‑four (24) hour needs of the patients.
- Possess organizational, problem‑solving, and critical‑thinking skills.
- Ability to utilize effective and confidential communication in patient, interdisciplinary, and staff relationships.
- Maintains stable performance levels under conditions of pressure and multiple demands.
- Working knowledge and experience with PC‑based applications.
Location
ECU Health Beaufort Hospital - Radiology
Shift
DAYS - PRN (requiring one shift worked per six‑week scheduling period)
Hours
7 AM – 5 PM
Weekends
Rotating
On‑Call
Yes
Pay Range
$33.00 – $61.00 per hour (final compensation will depend on career ladder placement: Staff Nurse I – IV)
Clinical Ladder
Staff Nurse I – IV
Equal Opportunity Employer
We value diversity and are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements, and applicants’ qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, 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.