RN-2nd Medical

$20,000 Sign-On Bonus Opportunity

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.

Our Partnership with Duke LifePoint Healthcare

Rutherford Regional Health System's partnership with Duke LifePoint Healthcare is bringing the pieces together to transform healthcare in Rutherford County.

Duke LifePoint combines Duke's unparalleled expertise in clinical excellence and quality care with LifePoint's extensive resources and knowledge and experience operating community hospitals and healthcare organizations.

Job Summary:

To render professional nursing care to a group of assigned patients within the hospital. Collaborates with the medical staff and other members of the health care team to provide quality patient care.

Essential Functions:

• Completes initial and ongoing assessments, including physical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care abilities, educational, age appropriate, cultural and discharge planning needs.
• Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.
• Documents patient care given.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.
• Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.
• Employee supervises others.
• Assists with orientation and training of others as directed.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Education: Associate's Degree in Nursing required, Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Required Skills: Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 4 months of hire.
• Licenses: Current RN license to practice in NC (NC licensure or multi-state (compact) license).
• Minimum Work Experience: 1-3 years preferred and recent acute care experience within past 3 years preferred.