Internal Travel Registered Nurse (RN) - Trauma/Surgical Services

About the role

Responsible for providing nursing care in accordance with the North Carolina Board of Nursing-Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association Standards of Practice, and other professional and regulatory standards. This includes delivering care per ECU Health and entity-specific nursing policies, procedures, and professional standards.

Coordinates and provides nursing care, including assessment data collection and analysis, identification of expected outcomes, and development of a care plan in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team. Implements interventions, evaluates progress toward outcomes, and documents the process, considering age-specific and unique patient/family needs.

Promotes effective functioning of the healthcare team, collaborates with team members to meet patient/family needs throughout the episode of care, and delegates tasks appropriately under the NC Nurse Practice Act.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze patient assessment data.
• Identify expected outcomes and develop a plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team.
• Implement interventions identified in the care plan.
• Evaluate and document patient/family progress toward outcome attainment.
• Provide care sensitive to age-specific and unique patient/family needs.
• Collaborate with healthcare team members to meet patient/family needs.
• Delegate tasks and activities as governed by the NC Nurse Practice Act.
• Adhere to organizational policies, including attendance at unit staff meetings, completion of e-inform modules, and required continuing education.
• Use the scheduling system to manage work schedules, including non-duty/time-off requests.
• Float to other areas as needed to meet patient care demands.

Requirements

• Diploma in Nursing, Associate’s in Nursing, or higher (Bachelor’s Degree preferred).
• Greater than 1 year of nursing experience.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certification.
• ACLS certification as appropriate (required for intensive or progressive care).
• Not currently employed by ECU Health or separated for 92 days, having left in good standing.

Skills

• Flexibility in scheduling to meet 24-hour patient care needs.
• Organizational, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Effective and confidential communication with patients, interdisciplinary teams, and staff.
• Ability to perform under pressure and handle multiple demands.
• Working knowledge and experience with PC-based applications.

Pay

• Base pay: up to $63/hour for internal travel nursing positions.
• Additional compensation: 1.5x base hourly rate for overtime (over 40 hours per week) and holiday pay.
• $3.00/hour for stand-by pay.
• $2.00/hour for charge/preceptor pay.

Schedule

• 13-week assignments with the option to extend at the discretion of the manager.
• Work shifts based on unit needs (e.g., 11 a.m.–11 p.m., 7 a.m.–7 p.m., 3 p.m.–3 a.m., 7 p.m.–7 a.m., or other shifts as determined).

Benefits

• Eligible for ECU Health’s Partnership Savings Plan-401(k) (non-matched).

About the organization

ECU Health Medical Center is a 974-bed flagship hospital and one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina. It serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and has achieved Magnet® designation twice. The center provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation, and outpatient health services to a 29-county region with over 1.4 million residents.

This role is for Trauma/Surgical Services Internal Travel assignments at the Level I Trauma Center in Greenville, NC. Greenville is the thriving cultural, educational, economic, and medical hub of eastern North Carolina, with a metropolitan population of nearly 100,000. It offers affordability, a convenient location, and natural resources, along with the amenities of a metropolitan university town.