Acute Care Registered Nurse

Job Summary

This department combines Med/Surg, Progressive Care, and ICU patients. The Acute Care Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high‑quality, patient‑centered care. In collaboration with medical providers, the RN provides pre‑operative and post‑operative nursing care and serves as an advocate for patients to support an unparalleled patient experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient condition during admission and each shift, identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
• Perform procedures or other functions as ordered by the medical provider.
• Document the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
• Administer prescribed medications and monitor response.
• Maintain knowledge of medications, procedures, and equipment used in the care of cardiac and medical‑surgical patients.

Qualifications

• Required Experience: One year of RN experience.
• Preferred Experience: Strong hospital experience.
• Required Education: Associate’s Degree in Nursing.
• Preferred Education: Master’s Degree in Nursing.
• Required License: Current licensure as a registered nurse with the North Carolina Board of Nursing (eNLC license may apply).
• Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, and CPI.

Benefits

Blue Ridge Regional Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports health, life, career, and retirement, including:

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
• Well‑being support such as free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability, and other leaves of absence.
• 401(k) plan with a 100 % match on 3 % to 9 % of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, and retirement‑readiness tools.
• Education support including tuition assistance, student‑loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity‑theft protection, and consumer discounts.
• Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Blue Ridge Regional Hospital, a member of Mission Health (an operating division of HCA Healthcare), is a 25‑bed Critical Access Hospital in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, serving Mitchell, Yancey, lower Avery, and upper McDowell counties. It provides a wide range of medical specialties including emergency services, obstetrical care, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, nuclear medicine, 3D mammography, endoscopy, critical care, rehabilitation, cancer services, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, family medicine, and walk‑in non‑emergency care.

“There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it.” – Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.