RN Staff Nurse, Full-time, Days, ICU, EWCH, Murphy, NC

Job Summary: />A registered professional nurse employed by Erlanger Medical Center is responsible for direct and/or indirect care of the patient. /> />Education: />Required: />Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program. De-escalation training, if applicable /> />Preferred: />Graduate of an Accredited four year Nursing Program (BSN) /> />Experience: />Required: />One year medical/surgical acute care experience or at department manager's discretion. /> />Preferred: /> />Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration />Required: />Current, unrestricted North Carolina RN licensure or Multi-State Nursing Compact Licensure. BLS completed prior to going to the unit/department and maintained going forward. BLS completed prior to going to the unit/department and maintained going forward. ACLS required within 6 months and maintained going forward. PALS required within 6 months and maintained going forward. Basic de-escalation training/certification within 6 months of hire. Management of Aggressive Behavior (MOAB) or Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training within 6 months of hire and then annually thereafter. NIHSS required prior to completion of departmental orientation and maintained going forward. /> />The Nurse Licensure Compact will not change how to obtain or renew a North Carolina license. However, the North Carolina nursing license will be a single state license for North Carolina Residents or non-compact state residents. North Carolina licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-North Carolina residents. /> />Department Position Summary: />Adheres to the NCBON RN Nursing Laws and Rules />Assessment: />Determines assessment />Collects, verifies, and interprets data in relation to health />Formulates nursing diagnosis />Planning: />Identifies patient's needs />Determines priorities of nursing diagnosis, nursing care goals, and appropriate interventions />Develops a plan of care />Implementation: />Implements the plan of care including procuring resources />Assignment, delegation, and supervision of licensed and unlicensed personnel />Evaluation: />Evaluates both effectiveness of nursing interventions and achievement of expected outcomes />Modifies the plan of care />Collaborating: />Communicates and works cooperatively with individuals whose services may affect patient's health care />Initiates, coordinates, plans, and implements nursing care of the patient within the multidisciplinary team />Teaching and counseling: />Responsible to teach and counsel clients, families and groups />Identifies learning needs />Develops and evaluates teaching plans />Make referrals to appropriate resources />Managing nursing care: />Manages nursing care />Supervises, teaches, and evaluates nursing personnel />Reports and records />Administers nursing services />Accepts responsibility for self />Actively participates in performance improvement